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# Ambroxol

Highest phase reached

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

Drug type

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

## Development status

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Small molecule

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

**Drug name**

Ambroxol

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

**Molecular weight**

378.11

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

**Structure (SMILES)**

Nc1c(Br)cc(Br)cc1CN\[C@H\]1CC\[C@H\](O)CC1

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

### Other names (18)

- 4 hydroxydemethylbromhexine trans
- 4-HYDROXYDEMETHYLBROMHEXINE, TRANS-
- ambroxol
- Ambroxol
- ambroxol \[INN\]
- AMBROXOL \[MI\]
- Ambroxol \[WHO-DD\]
- Ambroxol Hydrochloride
- Ambroxol Hydrochloride (420mg)
- Ambroxol hydrochloride (Mucoangin?)
- Ambroxol hydrochloride 30 mg
- Ambroxol injection
- ambroxol inn
- ambroxol mi
- Ambroxol Spray
- ambroxol who dd
- tabcin
- Tabcin

## Identifiers

**CAS registry numbers**

- 18683-91-5

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL153479

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

**InChIKey**

JBDGDEWWOUBZPM-XYPYZODXSA-N

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- 200168S0CL

### ATC classification codes (2)

- R02AD05
- R05CB06

Sources for recorded values

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL153479)

### RxNorm IDs (RxCUI) (2)

- 625
- 438399

## Regulatory information

### Other regulatory facts

**Patents**

0

**Designations**

1

**First in class**

No

**Fast track**

No

**Breakthrough designation**

No

**Orphan designation**

No

**Priority review**

No

**Orphan exclusivity**

No

**Accelerated approval**

No

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Pharmacology name**

ambroxol

**Type**

Synthetic organic

**Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology**

Yes

### Mechanisms of action

- **Action**  
Binding

**Action type**  
Binding

**Target**  
glucosylceramidase beta

**Gene symbol**  
GBA1

**Protein identifier**  
P04062

### Investigated indications (8)

- **Condition**  
Respiratory Tract Diseases

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000684

**Subject identifier**  
D012140
- **Condition**  
Lewy Body Disease

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0006792

**Subject identifier**  
D020961
- **Condition**  
Dementia

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
HP:0000726

**Subject identifier**  
D003704
- **Condition**  
Cough

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
HP:0012735

**Subject identifier**  
D003371
- **Condition**  
Pharyngitis

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0002258

**Subject identifier**  
D010612
- **Condition**  
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0004976

**Subject identifier**  
D000690
- **Condition**  
Parkinson Disease

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0005180

**Subject identifier**  
D010300
- **Condition**  
Gaucher Disease

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0018150

**Subject identifier**  
D005776

### Open Targets indications (21)

- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000684

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0006792
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0009661
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0001097

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0012735

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
HP\_0100543

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0001627

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0002258

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0003781

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0004976

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005087

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005180

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005244
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0006733

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0007488

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0009267
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0018150

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0018150

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0018937

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
Orphanet\_77259

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
Orphanet\_77261

### Reported adverse events (68)

- **Event**  
acute kidney injury

**Reports**  
11

**Reporting signal score**

8.81166
- **Event**  
allergic sinusitis

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

9.05323
- **Event**  
amniotic fluid index increased

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

16.7136
- **Event**  
anal erosion

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

11.9195
- **Event**  
anaphylactoid reaction

**Reports**  
3

**Reporting signal score**

7.54634
- **Event**  
application site erythema

**Reports**  
5

**Reporting signal score**

13.2182
- **Event**  
application site pain

**Reports**  
5

**Reporting signal score**

12.5375
- **Event**  
atrial fibrillation

**Reports**  
13

**Reporting signal score**

18.2564
- **Event**  
atrioventricular block complete

**Reports**  
9

**Reporting signal score**

28.5647
- **Event**  
benign prostatic hyperplasia

**Reports**  
5

**Reporting signal score**

16.8482
- **Event**  
blister

**Reports**  
6

**Reporting signal score**

8.38067
- **Event**  
blood creatine phosphokinase increased

**Reports**  
10

**Reporting signal score**

17.5605
- **Event**  
blood creatinine increased

**Reports**  
7

**Reporting signal score**

7.29717
- **Event**  
brain natriuretic peptide increased

**Reports**  
4

**Reporting signal score**

13.5504
- **Event**  
chest discomfort

**Reports**  
9

**Reporting signal score**

10.1762
- **Event**  
chorea

**Reports**  
3

**Reporting signal score**

10.889
- **Event**  
conjunctivitis

**Reports**  
6

**Reporting signal score**

13.387
- **Event**  
cyanosis

**Reports**  
4

**Reporting signal score**

7.42025
- **Event**  
discordant twin

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

16.7136
- **Event**  
dysphonia

**Reports**  
6

**Reporting signal score**

8.42884
- **Event**  
dyspnoea exertional

**Reports**  
5

**Reporting signal score**

7.05917
- **Event**  
eczema

**Reports**  
4

**Reporting signal score**

6.27011
- **Event**  
erythema

**Reports**  
11

**Reporting signal score**

9.67998
- **Event**  
eyelid function disorder

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

9.03181
- **Event**  
foetal macrosomia

**Reports**  
2

**Reporting signal score**

10.0185

And 43 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Trial references (17)

- NCT00144274  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00144274)
- NCT00148499  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00148499)
- NCT00525044  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00525044)
- NCT03583658  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03583658)
- NCT01463215  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01463215)
- NCT03950050  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03950050)
- NCT02914366  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02914366)
- NCT02941822  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02941822)
- NCT05287503  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05287503)
- NCT05778617  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05778617)
- NCT05830396  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05830396)
- NCT06193421  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06193421)
- NCT03415269  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03415269)
- NCT03843541  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03843541)
- NCT04405596  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04405596)
- NCT04588285  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04588285)
- NCT05959850  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05959850)

## Chemical properties

**Hydrogen bond acceptors**

3

**Hydrogen bond donors**

3

**Polar surface area**

58.28

**Calculated partition coefficient (ALogP)**

3.19

**Prodrug**

No

**Chirality**

Single enantiomer

**Inorganic**

No

**Rule-of-five violations**

0

**Rotatable bonds**

3

**Heavy atoms**

18

**Molecular formula**

C13H18Br2N2O

**Natural product**

Yes

## Biological measurements

These details could not be displayed.

## Related records

### Trials (35)

- A Clinical Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of 1-week Treatment of Intravenous N-acetylcysteine (NAC) 600 mg Twice Daily, Ambroxol Hydrochloride 30 mg Twice Daily and Placebo as Expectorant Therapies in Adult Chinese Patients With Respiratory Tract Diseases and Abnormal Mucus Secretions
- A Double-blind Randomised, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial to Test Ambroxol Treatment in ALS
- A Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Ambroxol and Levodropropizine
- A Extension Clinical Study of TQC2731 Injection in the Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps
- A Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SAL003 Combined With Atorvastatin in Hypercholesterolemia and Mixed Dyslipidemia
- A Retrospective, Real-world Study of ELP Used in the Expectorant Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia
- A Study of the Effect of 20 mg Ambroxol Hydrochloride on Acute Cough.
- Ambroxol as a Disease-modifying Treatment in GBA-PD
- Ambroxol as a Novel Disease Modifying Treatment for Lewy Body Dementia
- Ambroxol as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease Dementia
- Ambroxol in Disease Modification in Parkinson Disease
- Ambroxol in New and Early DLB, A Phase IIa Multicentre Randomized Controlled Double Blind Clinical Trial
- Ambroxol Lozenges 20mg in Relieving the Pain of Sore Throat in Adolescent Patients With Acute Viral Pharyngitis
- Ambroxol Spray Sore Throat Study
- Ambroxol Therapy for Patients With Type 1 Gaucher Disease and Suboptimal Response to Enzyme Replacement Therapy
- Ambroxol to Slow Progression in Parkinson Disease
- An Open Label Dose Escalation Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacologic Properties of High Dose Ambroxol Hydrochloride in Adult (≥ 18 Years of Age) Subjects With MPS III
- Clinical Trial of Ambroxol in Patients With Type I Gaucher Disease
- [Comparison of Pharmacokinetics and Safety of HS627(2 Specifications) Versus PERJETA With a Single Injection](https://trialight.com/data/trial/comparison-of-pharmacokinetics-and-safety-of-hs627-2-c8e3a2da-7207-4667-a802-e616f5758b98.md)
- Double-blind Trial to Investigate Efficacy and Tolerance of Ambroxol Lozenges 20 mg in Sore Throat

### In development for (7)

- [Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-4f2633eb-a9e5-5dd1-bdcd-b9b592a0eb59.md) Phase 2
- [Dementia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/dementia-c61efc95-c071-50d2-9df7-acb34b2a720c.md) Phase 2
- Gaucher disease Phase 2
- [Lewy body dementia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/lewy-body-dementia-eaa4788b-4d65-5d2f-add5-502d935893c0.md) Phase 1
- [Parkinson disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/parkinson-disease-a117728d-ad75-551b-9b20-fffa9a2305ac.md) Phase 3
- [Pharyngitis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/pharyngitis-81ed933e-75b3-5382-aebe-66ffd4ec6446.md) Phase 3
- Respiratory system disorder Phase 3

### Other linked conditions (2)

- [Bronchitis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/bronchitis-521c8a00-6a48-5246-b908-ec54f125daf0.md)
- Gaucher disease type III

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