The present invention relates to solid preparations containing ambroxol which are obtainable by melt extrusion of the mixture consisting of a) 30 to 80% by weight of ambroxol hydrochloride, b) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one hydrogenated vegetable oil, c) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one mixture containing fatty acid ester and/or hydroxy fatty acid ester and d) 0 to 66% by weight of one or more pharmaceutical adjuvants, based in each case on the total amount of the preparation and its use for secretolytic treatment in acute and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases.