To eliminate the result of yesterday's rampant fun, there are a large number of methods and drugs. In drugstores there is a large assortment of similar medicines for a hangover syndrome. The structure of each of them changes, but, as a rule, the microelements in them are selected so as to most effectively eliminate the cause of intoxication of the products of ethanol decay into the body.
So that at another time it would not be necessary to experiment with medicines in serious condition, choosing the most suitable, it is necessary to monitor their composition, spectrum of effects and contraindications in advance. What analogues, instructions for use and reviews does Alcozeltser have from a hangover?
This will help in the case of further use of a rashly large amount of alcohol to take the most effective remedy in order to eliminate the hangover syndrome and at the same time not harm the body by the negative effects of the drug. "Alkozeltser" is a complex non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Structure
The drug is available in the form of effervescent tablets. Capsules have a rounded shape, a milky hue, with an engraving on one side of the Alcozelzer. Tablets are packaged in laminated strips of two or ten pieces, in total 5 strips can be in the package.
The active microelements acting as a part of "Alkozeltser" are:
- sodium bicarbonate;
- tribasic carboxylic acid;
- acetylsalicylic acid.
In addition to the main substances, the composition of the drug also includes auxiliary:
- siloxane;
- saccharin;
- benzoic acid sodium salt;
- polyvinylpyrrolidone;
- lemon flavor.
Indications
The drug is recommended to be used in the presence of the following conditions:
- Headache.
- Pain in joints, muscles.
- Toothache.
- Algomenorrhea (pain syndrome of varying intensity accompanying menstruation).
- Sore throat.
- Pain in the back.
In addition to these indications, the medicine is taken as an antipyretic medicine for infectious and inflammatory, as well as colds.
Contraindications
Like any other drug, "Alkozeltser" has a number of restrictions on the use of:
- Hemorrhagic diathesis (a group of diseases in which there is an increased tendency to subcutaneous hemorrhage and bleeding).
- Exacerbation of ulcers of the stomach and intestines.
- Asthma (a chronic disease characterized by short-term attacks of suffocation).
- Pregnancy.
- Lactation (the formation of milk in the breast of a nursing mother).
- Age to fifteen years.
- Increased sensitivity to trace elements of the drug or other non-steroidal drugs.
- Gastric bleeding.
- Callous ulcer (a pathological condition of the gastric mucosa that resembles a large opening several centimeters deep).
- Renal failure.
- Rheumatic disease caused by the deposition of uric acid salts.
- Hemolytic anemia (erythrocyte pathology, the hallmark of which is the accelerated destruction of red blood cells).
How to take "Alkozeltser"?
The drug must be taken orally, after dissolving the tablet in a glass of water. Adult patients and adolescents over fifteen years of age are recommended to take one tablet up to six times a day. With high body temperature and severe pain, you can increase the dosage to two to three tablets at a time. The maximum daily dosage is nine tablets, the minimum interval between drug use is four hours.
If the medical specialist has not prescribed another medicine, then the duration of treatment should not be longer than three days when using the medication to eliminate fever, and five days - when using tablets as an analgesic drug.
Side effects
Alkozeltser tablets, if used improperly, can cause negative reactions from different areas in the body, for example:
- In the hematopoietic system, the likelihood of bleeding increases.
- In the central nervous system, various tinnitus and dizziness may occur.
- In the work of the digestive organs, signs of bleeding, heartburn, pain in the abdomen, vomiting, ulcers of the stomach or intestines can be observed.
In addition to these symptoms, in rare cases, the following can be observed:
- Increased liver enzymes.
- Rashes on the skin.
- Bronchospasm (narrowing of the bronchi caused by muscle contraction in response to a number of factors).
- Anaphylactic reactions (manifestation of an allergic reaction of the first type).
- Quincke's edema (an acute disease characterized by the appearance of edema of the skin).
Features
Acetylsalicylic acid, which is part of the drug, can provoke increased sensitivity, including bronchial asthma, as well as bronchospasm. Risk factors are fever, nasal polyp, shortness of breath, rash on the skin, rhinitis.
The substance has an inhibitory effect on the process of gluing platelets, which may increase bleeding. This fact must be taken into account during the operation. To reduce blood loss during surgery, you need to stop taking Alkozeltser five to seven days before surgery.
In this case, it is important to warn the medical specialist about the use of the drug. Since acetylsalicylic acid affects the excretion of uric acid from the body, it can provoke an acute attack of gout in patients.
According to reviews, "Alkozeltser" is not recommended for children under the age of fifteen, as this is fraught with the likelihood of acute liver failure and encephalopathy - Reye's syndrome. Its symptoms are:
- prolonged vomiting;
- enlargement of the liver in size;
- acute organic brain damage.
The drug does not adversely affect concentration. The cost of the drug is 400 rubles.
Drug interaction
With the joint use of ethanol, anticoagulants with "Alkozeltser" increases the risk of damage to the mucous membrane of the stomach and intestines.
With the simultaneous use of uricosurates with the drug, the uricosuric effect decreases.
Reception "Alkozeltser" with "Digoxin" increases the concentration of the latter. The use of acetylsalicylic acid in conjunction with thrombolytics increases the likelihood of bleeding.
Valproic acid simultaneously with Alkozeltser increases intoxication. Antidiabetic drugs with acetylsalicylic acid enhance their hypoglycemic effect.
Diuretic drugs in a dosage of three milligrams per day with Alkozeltser reduce the formation of primary urine by filtering plasma in the renal glomeruli.
When angiotensin-converting strain inhibitors are used in a dosage of three thousand milligrams per day, glomerular filtration decreases and, as a result, the antihypertensive effect is reduced.
"Alkozeltser": analogues
Alcozeltser substitutes are:
- "Aspirin".
- Aspinat Alco.
- Antialk.
- "Metadoxyl."
- Alco-Buffer.
- Alcodes.
- "Antipohmelin".
- Alka-Prim.
- Zorex Morning.
- "Acecardol".
Alka-Prim
A complex non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with a pronounced analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic effect, which helps to reduce the degree of vegetative-vascular lesions, reduce psycho-emotional exhaustion, the harmful effects of ethyl alcohol on the nervous system, improve mood, and enhance mental performance.
Alka-Prim, an analogue of Alcozeltzer, is available in effervescent tablets. The capsules are round in shape, white in color, when dissolved in a liquid, hiss strongly. The drug is placed in strips in two pieces. In total from one to five strips.
The content of active trace elements "Alka Prima" in one tablet:
- acetylsalicylic acid;
- glycine.
With extreme caution, Alka-Prim should be taken by patients with polyposis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergies, throughout pregnancy.
Effervescent tablets "Alka-Prim" after complete dissolution in a glass of water is taken orally. The recommended dosage regimen of the drug is two pieces from two to four times a day, observing a certain interval between the procedures of the drug for four hours or more. The maximum daily dosage for adult patients should not be more than nine tablets, a single dose - three pieces.
Alka-Prim is a cheap analogue of Alkozeltser. The use of the drug without the supervision of a medical specialist as an anesthetic drug should not exceed one week, antipyretic - three days. The cost of the drug is 250 rubles.
Zorex Morning
A medicine that helps cope with a hangover syndrome. The drug is available in the form of white effervescent tablets having light marbling, a specific aroma, and a rough surface. One tablet contains 324 milligrams of acetylsalicylic acid.
“Zorex morning” has a detoxifying effect, which is manifested in the ability to remove toxic components from the body that occur after the decay of ethanol, as well as heavy metals.
The drug exhibits analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic effects and suppresses the process of combining platelets. The drug "Zorex morning" is an analogue of "Alkozeltser".
Sodium bicarbonate reduces the risk of the toxic effects of acetylsalicylic acid on the gastrointestinal tract. Citric acid helps Zorex Morning to absorb faster. The cost of the drug is 250 rubles.
Storage time
"Alkozeltser" must be kept at a temperature of up to twenty-five degrees, away from children. Shelf life is thirty-six months. The drug is dispensed without a doctor’s prescription.