Tyrozets are used for the relief of sore throats and minor mouth irritations:

Tyrozets may also be taken to relieve irritation after mouth and throat surgery e.g. having your tonsils taken out.

Dual Action Tyrozets Aniseed Flavoured Lozenges:

• Anaesthetic to quickly numb throat pain
• Antibiotic to help fight throat infection

Tyrozets contain an antibiotic, tyrothricin, to help fight throat infection and a local anaesthetic, benzocaine, to numb sore throat pain quickly.

The lozenges dissolve in the mouth, gradually releasing the active ingredients which reach the painful throat area at the back of the mouth before and during swallowing.

Tyrozets Directions:

To benefit from Tyrozets you should suck the lozenges and not swallow them whole

They are for oral (mouth) use only

Adults and children over 3 years: Dissolve one lozenge slowly in the mouth and repeat every three hours

• Adults do not take more than 8 lozenges in 24 hours

Children's reduced dosage: Children do not take more than 6 lozenges in 24 hours

• Tyrozets are not recommended for children under the age of 3 years

If you do not obtain satisfactory relief within 2 days consider discontinuing use and consult your doctor

• Do not use for longer than 5 consecutive days
• If you have accidentally taken too many Tyrozets, see your doctor at once or if not possible, telephone your local hospital casualty department.
• Tyrozets should only be sucked in the mouth and not taken any other way
• Please read your own leaflet carefully before you use this medicine

Each Tyrozets Lozenge contains: Tyrothricin 1 mg and benzocaine 5 mg.

Other ingredients are: Acacia, magnesium stearate, maize starch, sodium chloride, sucrose, anethole, erythrosine (E127) and peppermint oil.

The sodium content is 2.3 mg (0.1 mmol) per lozenge

Before using Tyrozets:

• Do not take it if you are allergic to tyrothricin, benzocaine or any other ingredient in this product
• If you think you have become allergic during use, stop treatment immediately and see your doctor
• Report any unwanted effects to your doctor or pharmacist

Most people get on very well with Tyrozets but if you think you are reacting badly in any way stop your treatment and see your doctor:

• In some patients blackness or soreness of the tongue may occur but this disappears when treatment is stopped. Skin rashes have been reported after benzocaine treatment. Rarely a disorder of haemoglobin in the blood (methaemoglobinaemia) has been reported in infants and children after benzocaine absorption.
• Tyrozets are not intended to replace other antibiotic medicines prescribed by your doctor but are an aid to prevention and control of local infections in the mouth and throat.
• Use of antibiotics can sometimes allow the development of infections different from those they are intended to treat. If you think you are developing a new or different infection stop taking Tyrozets and consult your doctor about further treatment.
• As Tyrozets contain a local anaesthetic you may wish to avoid eating when local anaesthesia (numbness) in the mouth is at its greatest. It is a good idea to rinse the mouth after eating to avoid any further irritation to the mouth lining by small amounts of food left in the mouth.
• Tyrozets contain sucrose which is associated with dental decay and can interfere with the treatment of otherwise well controlled diabetes.