What type of drug could be used to help stimulate secretion removal in a common cold?

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Expectorants are agents that facilitate removal of mucus from the lower respiratory tract.A distinction is made between the following types of expectorants:
•Mucolytic expectorants are agents that facilitate removal of mucus by a lysing,or mucolytic,action.Example: dornase alfa.
•Stimulant expectorants are agents that increase the production and presumably the clearance of mucus secretions in the respiratory tract.Example: guaifenesin.
Generally,the expectorants discussed in Chapter 15 are stimulants,although the action does not always allow clear distinction.An example is guaifenesin,which is thought to reduce the adhesiveness and surface tension of mucus and increase mucokinesis-that is,movement and clearance of the secretion.Another term used to describe these agents is mucoevacuant.

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