About Bromhexine

This new site is dedicated exclusively to bromhexine.

It offers you the most extensive product information and up-to-date resources regarding this medication, including related news articles, medical studies, an image library and all the necessary information on dosage and side effects.

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Why is this medication prescribed?

Bromhexine is a mucolytic agent used in the treatment of respiratory disorders (eg. cough with phlegm) associated with viscid or excessive mucus.

Bromhexine supports the body's own natural mechanisms for clearing mucus from the respiratory tract.

This medication is secretolytic, which means that it increases the production of serous mucus in the respiratory tract and makes the phlegm thinner and less sticky. This contributes to a secretomotoric effect: it helps the cilia - tiny hairs that line the respiratory tract - to transport the phlegm out of the lungs. For this reasons it is often added to some antitussive (cough) syrups.

Bromhexine is sold worldwide under the brand name Bisolvon® by Boehringer Ingelheim, as well as under other trade names.

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