You should ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets, or if you have any trouble before, during or after using Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets.

Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets are used in conditions where there are a lot of secretions (also referred to as mucus) in your air passages. Such conditions include:

• common cold
• flu
• infections of the respiratory tract

Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets contain bromhexine hydrochloride, which thins and loosens mucus to help clear stubborn chest congestion. Relieves chesty coughs and excess mucus in conditions accompanied by excessive mucus secretions.

When you must not take Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets

Do not take Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets if you are allergic to bromhexine or to any of the other ingredients in Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets.

These ingredients are listed in full at the end of this page (see Ingredients).

The maximum recommended adult daily dose of Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets contain 444 mg of lactose.

Do not use Bisolvon Chesty products in children under 6 years of age (see Children).

You should not use Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets after the EXPIRY DATE on the carton or container.

Do not use Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets if the packaging is torn or shows signs of tampering.

If you require further information please refer to the consumer medicine information leaflet for this product

Before you start to take Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets

If you have a persistent or chronic cough, or if you have any other medical conditions, please consult your doctor before taking Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets.

Before using Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets, it is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, obtained with or without a doctor’s prescription.

Pregnancy

Ask for your doctor’s advice if you are pregnant, or likely to become pregnant during your course of medication.

Special care is recommended during pregnancy. The benefits of Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets must be assessed against any risks. Your doctor will discuss the risks and benefits of using Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets while you are pregnant.

Breastfeeding

Ask for your doctor’s advice if you are breastfeeding, or likely to breastfeed during your course of medication.

Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets is expected to enter the breast milk.
It is not recommended that Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets be taken by women who are breastfeeding.

Children

Do not use Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets in children under 6 years of age. Use in children 6 – 11 years only on the advice of a doctor, pharmacist or nurse practitioner.

Recommended dose

The recommended doses for Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets in adults and children are stated below:
Adults and children 12 years and over:
1 tablet three times a day when necessary.
This dose can be increased to 2 tablets three times a day for the first 7 days.
Children 6 – 11 years:
1 tablet three times a day when necessary.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information if you have been advised to take a different dose.

If you have taken too many Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets

Immediately telephone your doctor, pharmacist or the Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26 in Australia) if you think you or anyone else may have taken too many Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets.
Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.

When you take Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets, you may notice an increase in thin watery mucus from your air passages. This is common when you take Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets and is due to the way Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets works, helping to remove mucus by making it easier to cough up.

Things you must do

If your symptoms persist, you should contact your doctor for further advice.

Your doctor will assess your condition and decide if you should continue to take Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets or if a new treatment plan is needed.
Stop taking Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets and contact your doctor immediately if you experience any skin reaction with severe blisters and bleeding in the lips, eyes, mouth, nose or genitals. These may be symptoms of a severe allergic reaction that requires urgent medical attention.

Effects on ability to drive or operate machinery

When used as recommended, and when there are no side effects, Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets are not known to have any effect on the ability to drive or operate machinery.

You should be aware that all medicines carry some risks and that all possible risks may not be known at this stage despite thorough testing.
Ask for the advice of your doctor or pharmacist if you have any concerns about the effects of taking Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets.
Side effects from Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets include:

• nausea
• diarrhoea
• vomiting
• stomach pain
• other mild stomach problems
• headache
• dizziness
• sweating
• temporary rise in some liver enzyme levels

Serious allergic reactions have occurred with the use of Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets. Symptoms of allergic reactions may include:

• skin rashes, including pinkish, itchy swellings (also called hives)
• difficulty in breathing
• swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat which may cause difficulty swallowing or breathing

Tell your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible if you experience any side effects during or after taking Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets, so that these may be properly treated.

You should tell your doctor or pharmacist if you notice anything unusual, during or after taking Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets.

Storage

Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets should be kept in a cool dry place where the temperature stays below 25°C.
Do not store in direct sunlight or heat.
For example, do not leave it in the car on hot days.
Keep Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets where children cannot reach it.

What is Bisolvon Chesty

Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets is the brand name of your medicine. The tablets are round, white and bevel-edged. One side is scored and impressed with ’51B’ on both sides of the score. The other is impressed with the company logo.
Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets are available in Australia in blister packs of 30s, 50s and 100s.
Each carton is labelled with the Australian Registration Number AUST R 125375.

Ingredients

Each Bisolvon Chesty Forte tablet contains bromhexine hydrochloride 8 mg.
Bisolvon Chesty Forte Tablets also contain:

• lactose
• maize starch
• magnesium stearate