Medical statistics call cardiovascular disease the main problem of mankind in the twenty-first century. To one degree or another, almost all representatives of the human race have problems with vascular health. Among the many medicines, Sermion deserves special attention. Instructions for use contain information that this drug belongs to the category of alpha-blockers.
The drug "Sermion" - what is it?
From the numerous descriptions to understand what kind of medicine is not so simple. Complex scientific expressions are understood only by qualified specialists. To put it in an accessible language, you can call the drug a means to improve blood flow and reduce blood viscosity (blocks the formation of blood clots and plaques). The effect of the drug is to improve the metabolism, hemodynamic processes in the brain, as well as improve blood counts. The medicine is available in two main forms:
- Sermion tablets;
- powder with liquid solvent.
Tablets are available in various concentrations of 5, 10 and 30 mg. The powder is white, porous, very soluble in liquid. Tablets depending on the concentration can be white, yellow and orange. Withdrawal of the drug is carried out mainly by the kidneys, only twenty percent of the substance a person excretes with feces.
Indications for use
The drug is used for:
- disorders of cerebral vascular, including atherosclerosis, as well as disruptions in cerebral metabolic processes of a chronic and acute nature;
- peripheral malfunctions of vascular and metabolic processes.
- hypertensive crises, as an additional therapeutic agent.
The drug "Sermion": instructions for use, dosage
The dosage and order of administration is always determined by the doctor. As a rule, the course of treatment is no more than three months. The patient takes one tablet three times a day. The solution can be administered intramuscularly, or intravenously by a medical professional as prescribed by the doctor.
Contraindications
The solution and tablets "Sermion" have their contraindications. Among them:
- sensitivity to the components of the drug;
- post-infarction condition (myocardial infarction);
- bleeding
- bradycardia;
- disturbances and failures in orthostatic regulation.
In addition, the drug "Sermion" is not used during pregnancy, as well as during lactation. His appointment during these periods can only be dictated by the need for urgent help to a woman.
Side effects
What are the negative changes in the body that the Sermion drug can cause? Instructions for use, among others, contain an indication of:
- sleep disturbance, as well as severe drowsiness;
- increased concentration in the urine of acid;
- Dizziness
- increase in blood pressure;
- dermatitis of an allergic origin;
- heat;
- dyspeptic phenomena.
Laboratory and clinical studies of the drug confirmed that, when the dosage is observed and observed by the doctor, side effects either do not appear at all, or are weak and can be easily eliminated.
Storage conditions
Storage conditions are not much different from other drugs. "Sermion", instructions for use for which is necessarily present in each package, is stored at room temperature, in the dark, in places inaccessible to animals and children. The manufacturer expires the medicine at thirty-six months.
Are there any special instructions?
"Sermion" refers to drugs whose active substance is metabolized by one of the enzymes called cytochrome CYP450 2D6. Since this enzyme is involved in metabolic processes and in relation to other drugs, it should be carefully combined with those.