Drug General Information (ID: D0016)
  Drug Name
Acetylcysteine
  Drug Type Small molecule
  Drug Synonymous
Acetadone EF; Acetadote ALF; Acetylcysteine, Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
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  Disease Class DB90-DB9Z: Liver disease
  Therapeutic Class Expectorants/Antidotes
  Structure Could Not Find 2D Structure
3D Structure 2D Structure
  Formula C5H9NO3S
  InChI 1S/C5H9NO3S/c1-3(7)6-4(2-10)5(8)9/h4,10H,2H2,1H3,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t4-/m0/s1
  InChIKey PWKSKIMOESPYIA-BYPYZUCNSA-N
  Canonical SMILES CC(=O)NC(CS)C(=O)O
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Pubchem ID 12035
CAS Number 616-91-1
CHEBI ID 28939
TTD ID D06XGW
VARIDT ID DR00874

Drug-Drug Interaction Network
  Sunburst Graph
AM001  Affected gastrointestinal absorption
BM004  Adsorption
BM009  Altered absorption (Unspecific)
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 Full list of drugs interacting with Acetylcysteine
      Affected gastrointestinal absorption
   Adsorption Drug Num:  1
Drug ID
 
Drug Name
Formula Pubchem ID Severity Level Interaction Detail REF
D0021
 
Activated charcoal
 
C
 
5462310 
Minor    Inter Info   
[4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14]
   Altered absorption (Unspecific) Drug Num:  1
Drug ID
 
Drug Name
Formula Pubchem ID Severity Level Interaction Detail REF
D0814
 
Insulin human (inhalation, rapid acting)
 
C257H383N65O77S6
 
118984375 
Moderate    Inter Info   
[1], [2], [3]
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