How Mucinex Â® products can help. When you have chest congestion, you want to thin and loosen the mucus thatâs caught in your lungs so itâs easier to cough out. To do this, youâll want an expectorant like guaifenesin. Use as directed.hest congestion relief. There are simple things you can do to thin and loosen the extra mucus that has gotten thicker and taken up residence in your lungs. Stay hydrated. Drinking lots of water can help thin the mucus that has thickened and gotten stuck in your lungs.
Medication after stent placement. I recently had a heart cath and stent placement (5 in the RCA and 2 in the OM2). After the stenting I was prescribed the following medications: Effient-10mg, Zestril-2.5mg bid, Zetia-10mg, Lovaza-2g bid, along with those I already take which are: Toprol XL-50mg, Crestor-40mg, Zantac-150mg, and Aspirin-325mg. Now, it's been almost a week since my procedure and beginning the new meds.
BRILINTA also reduces the rate of stent thrombosis in patients who have been stented for treatment of ACS. DOSING. In the management of ACS, initiate BRILINTA treatment with a 180-mg loading dose. Administer 90 mg twice daily during the first year after an ACS event. After one year administer 60 mg twice daily. Use BRILINTA with a daily maintenance dose of aspirin of 75-100 mg.