The drug "Baklosan" refers to agents that affect the transmission of impulses from nerves to muscles, and contains the active substance baclofen.
The pharmacological effects of the drug "Baklosan" instructions for its use are described as follows: this is a drug that regulates the rate of transmission of impulses from the nervous system to the muscle.
The use of this medicinal substance is described in the instructions for its use as follows: it is intended for the treatment of spastic conditions in people suffering from multiple sclerosis, for the relief of muscle spasticity in patients suffering from traumatic injuries and tumors of the spinal cord, it is used for cerebral palsy, stroke, inflammation membranes of the brain, head injuries.
The instructions for its use describe the contraindications for prescribing the Baklosan drug in this way: it is hypersensitivity to the components of the drug, epilepsy, various psychoses, pregnancy and Parkinson's disease.
There are also a number of diseases and conditions, the presence of which the patient forces to prescribe this drug with extreme caution, so as not to violate the basic commandment of medical workers - do no harm. These conditions and diseases for the drug "Baklosan" instructions for its use lists: it is a peptic ulcer of the duodenum and stomach, various diseases that led to impaired renal function, as well as the patient's age up to twelve years. During pregnancy and while breast-feeding a child, this drug is used only if the potential benefit to the mother far exceeds the potential harm to the fetus, and with regard to breast-feeding, it must be stopped for the period of taking this drug.
The side effects of the drug “Baklosan”, the instructions for its use describe in this way: on the part of the sensory organs and the nervous system as a whole, the appearance of drowsiness, dizziness, insomnia, constant fatigue, headaches, weakness that does not go away even after sleep or long rest, develops confusion of consciousness, it becomes rather difficult to move due to imbalance, the reaction rate is significantly reduced, there is mental agitation, hallucinations, a state of euphoria, which The patient is gradually replaced by depression, nightmares begin to torment the patient at night. The cardiovascular system, as well as the hematopoietic system, suffers: hemostasis changes, hypotension develops, palpitations increase, periodic bouts of pain in the chest occur, collapse may develop.
When taking the drug "Baklosan" overdose sometimes happens. Its symptomatology is this: vomiting, drowsiness appears, muscle tone decreases sharply, eye accommodation is disturbed, coma develops, convulsions appear, and breathing is depressed. This condition is stopped by such measures: induction of vomiting or gastric lavage is carried out, after which the patient should take activated charcoal. After these measures, supportive and symptomatic therapy (artificial ventilation of the lungs, maintenance of the activity of the heart) is carried out. There is no specific antidote.
Doses and methods of use of the drug "Baklosan"
Take the pill inside during meals, the dose is selected individually. Reception begins, as a rule, with five milliliters three times a day, and every three days the dose is increased until a clinical effect is achieved. The maximum allowable daily dose is from sixty to seventy-five milligrams. For children, it is set depending on body weight and age.
It is important to remember that the drug “Baklosan” is a drug in its essence, and not to take it without a doctor’s prescription, since you can get addicted.