tyloxapol tyloxapol tyloxapol is a nonionic liquid polymer of the alkyl aryl polyether alcohol type. it is used as a surfactant to aid liquefaction and removal of mucopurulent (containing mucus and pus) bronchopulmonary secretions, administered by inhalation through a nebulizer or with a stream of oxygen. tyloxapolclinical dataahfs/drugs.cominternational drug namesatc coder05ca01 (who) identifiers iupac name formaldehyde;oxirane;4-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenol cas number25301-02-4 ypubchem cid71388drugbankdb06439 nchemspidernoneuniiy27pul9h56keggd03261 nchebichebi:141517chemblchembl1201548 ncomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid30179950 echa infocard100.209.660 chemical and physical dataformula(c15h21o(c2h4o)m)nmolar massvariable ny (what is this?) (verify) with intraperitoneal injection, tyloxapol also blocks plasma lipolytic activity, and thus the breakdown of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. this mechanism is used to induce experimental hyperlipidemia in animals. tyloxapol is the main active ingredient of the medical device tacholiquin. tacholiquin is an expectorant designated for inhalation and instillation reaching the upper and lower airways. other brand names of pharmaceutical products containing tyloxapol are exosurf and alevaire.