In the article, we will consider instructions for applying to Vagilak candles, as well as capsules and gel.
The drug is intended for the treatment and prevention of a variety of genital infections, reduce the inflammatory process, various changes in microflora. It has several dosage forms of release, helps to strengthen local immunity and normalize hormonal levels.
The composition of the medical product "Vagilak" simultaneously includes several types of beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus, designed to normalize microflora in the vagina and genitals.
Instructions for "Vagilak"
According to the accepted classification, the drug is a biological supplement to support and normalize the microflora in the vagina in girls and women. The composition of this medicine contains lactobacilli, which form the necessary acidic environment in the genitals, as well as increase the resistance of the vaginal mucosa to pathogenic microflora. The drug can be used to treat all kinds of inflammatory processes, as well as before childbirth or surgical interventions.
According to the instructions and reviews for Vagilak, the product is usually well tolerated.
Release form and content of the drug
The drug is produced in several dosage forms - candles, tablets (capsules), cream (gel) and soap. They all differ in composition, but each of them contains the following beneficial bacteria:
- Lactobacillus acidophilus;
- Streptococcus thermophiles;
- Lactobacillus rhcunnosus;
- Bulgaricus Lactobacillus reuteri;
- Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp .;
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and others.
In addition to the main components, some additional components that have an auxiliary effect are contained in Vagilak suppositories and capsules. The instruction confirms this.
Pharmacological effects (capsules and suppositories)
In all dosage forms, the effect of this medication is aimed at maintaining normal microflora and acidity of the genital tract of girls and women. The contents of the capsules is released in the acidic environment of the stomach, passes into the intestine, where it is absorbed through its tissues. As the instruction indicates, the Vagilak capsules contain strains of lactobacilli that are isolated from the urogenital tract of people. “Vagilak” helps to populate the vagina with beneficial microflora, which is naturally able to fight against pathogenic microorganisms. This medication minimizes the recurrence of vaginosis, and can also be used as a prophylactic for frequent inflammatory diseases of the genital area.
In accordance with the instructions, Vagilak suppositories normalize the pH of the vaginal mucosa, slow down the reproduction of pathogenic bacteria, which prevents the development of vaginosis. It is known that lactobacilli are present in normal vaginal microflora and serve as a natural barrier to all kinds of infections. These microorganisms regulate microbiocenosis by binding to epithelial cells and also produce antimicrobial compounds. They are motionless gram-positive bacteria and facultative anaerobes that do not form spores, but they are able to influence the fermentation and fermentation of carbohydrates with the formation of lactic acid, which prevents the pathogenic microflora from multiplying.
Indications for use
The instructions to "Vagilak" contain information about pathologies in which their use is possible. The main conditions in which this medicine is used are:
- vaginal dysbiosis,
- chronic and subacute inflammatory processes in the female genital organs;
- bacterial vaginosis;
- vaginal candidiasis;
- gonorrhea, chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, genital herpes, papillomavirus infections;
- preparation of the birth canal during pregnancy, as well as before surgical procedures;
- dry vagina
- age-related or hormonal colpitis;
- intimate hygiene.
What else does the instruction manual for Vagilak tell us? Tablets (capsules) and suppositories should be used in a certain dosage.
Dosage and route of administration
The course of therapy, as well as the mode of use and dosage of each agent, depends on the type of disease.
Suppositories of the drug "Vagilak" are applied intravaginally, before bedtime. In infectious inflammatory pathologies, as a rule, one candle is prescribed. The use of this medication begins 5 days after the start of treatment with antibacterial drugs and usually lasts 10 days. To prevent violations of microflora in the vagina during the second part of the menstrual cycle, it is necessary to introduce one candle daily inside.
Instructions for use with the Vagilak gel indicate that when applied topically, the product is applied in a small amount to the area of the external genitalia. Before use, all hygiene measures must be carried out, the skin must be dried. After the procedure, you should not wear underwear for 10-15 minutes.
For internal use, the applicator is washed in warm or hot water. Next, the desired amount of gel is placed in the applicator and inserted into the vagina, after which the contents are squeezed inward by pressing a finger.
Capsules of the medication are intended for oral use, and should be taken during meals, washed down with a small amount of liquid. To restore disturbed microflora, 1 capsule per day is prescribed for a course of 2-6 weeks. As a rule, improvement occurs after about two weeks. In the complex treatment of infectious inflammatory pathologies with concomitant antibiotic therapy, 2 capsules per day are taken with a break of two hours.
After oral antibiotic therapy, this probiotic is prescribed as a prophylactic, one capsule per day for 10-20 days. In order to prevent the occurrence of dysbiosis against the background of the use of contraceptives, the drug is taken one capsule per day for a duration of 30 days. To prepare for gynecological manipulations or childbirth, the drug is prescribed one capsule per day for two weeks. So it is said in the instructions to the "Vagilak".
special instructions
A medication for vaginal candidiasis helps relieve acute pain, stop itching and stabilize the normal state of the mucosa. For the treatment of this pathology, all dosage forms of the drug in combination can be used.
The use of the medicine "Vagilak" does not affect the speed of mental reactions and concentration.
During pregnancy
According to the instructions "Vagilak" can be used even during pregnancy at any time for the prevention of dysbiosis. Experts recommend doing three capsule courses from 10th to 13th week, then from 21st to 24th, from 35th to 38th, using one capsule per day. If a woman took antibiotics during pregnancy, it is necessary to drink this medication for a month to protect microflora.
Two weeks before the expected birth, the medicine "Vagilak" is also used one capsule per day. This will normalize the state of microflora, improve the extensibility of the birth canal, facilitate the exit of the fetus and prevent breaks.
During this period, you can use Vagilak gel according to the instructions.
Drug interaction
There are no negative consequences when using a medication with other drugs. It can be taken simultaneously with sulfonamides, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents without disruption to the body. External dosage forms of the drug do not affect the blood flow and can be combined with any medication, however, only after the permission of a specialist.
During therapy with this medication, it is required to refrain from taking alcoholic beverages, since they have a negative effect on the beneficial bacteria that make up its composition, destroying them. This reduces the effectiveness of the drug, increases the load on the liver.
Adverse reactions
Clinicians note a high balance in the composition of this drug, as a result of which it rarely causes adverse reactions in women. When using external dosage forms of this medication, irritation, dryness, and allergic effects sometimes occur.
This is confirmed by the instructions and reviews for the candles "Vagilak".
Oral administration of the drug in some cases can cause nausea, dizziness, vomiting, headache, abdominal pain. An overdose of a drug is not possible.
Instructions for use with Vagilak capsules contain such information.
Contraindications
The only contraindication for any form of the drug is the presence of acute inflammatory processes or erosive foci on the mucosa in the vagina, which leads to pain, burning.
Drug Analogs
There are no direct analogues of this medication, since it is a unique medicine that contains beneficial bacteria from the human urogenital tract. In this case, analogs include dietary supplements and drugs aimed at stabilizing the microflora of the female genital organs and containing bifidobacteria and lactobacilli isolated from the intestines of humans as active components. The main difference between this drug and its analogues is that Vagilak contains lactobacilli, normally living in the urogenital tract of women, and analogues are normally in the intestines. So, the analogues of the drug "Vagilak" include the following funds that stabilize the state of vaginal microflora:
- “Acylact”;
- "Biobactone";
- "Bacteriobalance";
- Biovestin;
- "Bifidoflorin";
- "Beef Normolizer";
- "Bifidumbacterin";
- "Bifistym Lacto";
- "Bifistim";
- Wagiflo
- Daphnegin;
- "Gynecolum";
- Depanto
- "Yogulact";
- Lactozhinal;
- "Lactobacterin";
- "Lactonorm";
- Mega Acidophilus;
- "Monurel PreviCist";
- Milona 14
- "Normoflorin";
- "ProbioLog";
- "Polybacterin";
- "Spilled";
- "Suprenamine";
- "Spilled Super Capsules";
- Ursul
- "Eubicor";
- Ecofemin.
Reviews about the drug
There are quite a lot of reviews about this drug, but they are very mixed. Many women use this medication regularly, most often in cases of recurrent infectious and inflammatory processes in the genital area, to maintain the balance of microflora and local immunity. They argue that the frequency of such pathologies has significantly decreased, and a prolonged stage of remission is observed. These women observe a state of comfort in the vagina, the absence of manifestations of thrush and other unpleasant symptoms of imbalance in microflora.
Another group of women believe that this medication can be used exclusively for the prevention of female diseases, but not for their treatment, especially when it comes to pathologies of an acute infectious nature, which should be treated with antibacterial drugs. With antibiotic therapy, they observed a good effect from the use of the drug "Vagilak", since the occurrence of vaginal dysbiosis was prevented.
The opinion of specialists regarding this medical product is also ambiguous. Some of them believe that this medication is indispensable for the above diseases and is unique in its composition. As a result, doctors often prescribe it to their patients, even during pregnancy. Others believe that “Vagilak” cannot be considered a drug because it does not contain any medicinal elements that can not be considered lactobacilli. Because of this, they prescribe this medicine only in some cases, at the beginning of the disease, with sluggish manifestations of pathologies, as well as in girls who do not yet live sexually and do not have serious diseases of the genital organs.
Moms of girls who were prescribed this drug for the treatment of any minor pathologies noted a good effect from its use, the rapid normalization of the child's condition. In this case, a drug was prescribed in capsules, since suppositories are prescribed already at an older age.
Judging by the reviews, the instructions for use for Vagilak are very detailed.
Some cases of the use of the medication are known for inflammatory processes in the bladder, for cystitis and urethritis. Given that the urethra in women is located very close to the vagina, various pathogenic bacteria can enter it, which upset the balance of microflora in it. Patients who used the main treatment with antibiotics and various antimicrobial and antispasmodic drugs simultaneously used the drug "Vagilak" in the form of suppositories, and noted its high effectiveness in the treatment of cystitis of various etiologies. In addition, against the background of antibiotics, they had some symptoms of “thrush” and intestinal dysbiosis, which were also successfully eliminated with the help of capsules and suppositories of the medicine “Vagilak”.
We reviewed the instructions and reviews for Vagilak candles.