Pharmacologic Substance
ammonium chloride Audio
am·mo·ni·um chlo·ride
Brand Names:
Fus-Sol
Effect:
Generalized Systemic Effects
May Treat:
Metabolic Diseases; Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to ammonium chloride:
  • A systemic and urinary acidifying salt. Ammonium chloride helps maintain pH and exerts a mild diuretic effect. This acid forming salt also exerts an expectorant effect by irritating the mucous membranes and is used for alleviation of cough.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Acidifying agent that is used as an expectorant and a diuretic.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An acidifying agent that has expectorant and diuretic effects. Also used in etching and batteries and as a flux in electroplating.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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