Diclosan Forte Cream is a bioactive supplement intended for joint therapy. The composition of the drug contains components of plant and synthetic origin. Often, the cream is recommended as part of the treatment of arthritis, arthrosis, osteochondrosis. Against the background of the use of medicinal cream, restoration of the cartilage, bone, soft tissues affected by the disease is observed. In addition, the tool helps to eliminate joint stiffness, reduce morning swelling and severity of pain.
The instructions for the drug contain information about the negative effects of Diclosan Forte cream. The list of side effects is small, but each of them can provoke a serious deterioration in well-being. In this regard, before starting the use of the medication, it is important to consult with a vertebrologist, orthopedist, rheumatologist or neurologist. The doctor will help determine the recommended single and daily doses, taking into account the characteristics of the body of each patient.
Description of the medication
Externally, the drug looks like a cream with a thick consistency, white color, a pleasant aroma of essential oils. The agent is absorbed rather slowly into the skin, which explains its ability to act on joints for a long time. It is worth noting that Diclosan Forte is ineffective in degenerative-dystrophic and inflammatory pathologies.
The effect of Diclosan Forte cream is aimed at the regeneration of joint structures damaged by pathology, as well as increasing the functional activity of the joints. With arthrosis and osteochondrosis, thinning and rapid wear of hyaline cartilage are always observed. Such a trifle can lead to the fact that the patient’s joint performance will be impaired in a few months:
- In the morning, stiffness in movements is manifested, which disappears no earlier than an hour later.
- Bending of the ankles, elbows, knees is accompanied by specific clicks.
- Soreness occurs at any moment, significantly intensifies after training and other physical exertion.
Cream "Diclosan Forte" refers to drugs of the chondroprotective group, which are designed to systematically restore the condition of cartilage. As the active components of the drug accumulate in the joint, its other pharmacological properties also appear. After several months of use, the soreness recedes, the volume of articular movement increases significantly.
Pharmacological effect, group
It is not a pharmacological agent, but refers to biologically active additives that have a diverse effect on the destroyed joint structures. The therapeutic activity of the cream is based on the properties of the main component of the drug - glucosamine.
This monosaccharide is found in synovial fluid, chondroitin, and is produced by the cartilage tissues of the joints. In people with pathological disorders in the musculoskeletal system, glucosamine is produced in insufficient quantities. Using a cream allows you to replenish the reserves of the necessary element. During the application of Diklosan Forte cream, the following properties are manifested according to the instructions:
- swelling, pain decreases;
- the process of inflammation is stopped;
- Hyaluronate production is stimulated;
- the biosynthesis of glucosaminoglycans, proteoglycans is activated.
At the same time, enzymes that destructively affect hyaline cartilage are inhibited. The activity of superoxide radicals and lysosomal enzymes is also reduced. Thus, the destruction of tissues stops, a long stage of remission sets in, the pathology stops recurring.
The composition of the cream includes essential oils, which have antiseptic, distracting, locally irritating, analgesic properties. They improve blood microcirculation, act as an anti-inflammatory agent, and contribute to the rapid regeneration of damaged cartilage tissues.
Thanks to an integrated approach, the joints and spine remain healthy for a long time.
Pharmacological forms, composition
The drug is produced by a domestic pharmaceutical company, packaged in 50 grams in plastic bottles, 75 grams in aluminum tubes. Additionally, the bottles and tubes are placed in cardboard packaging, complete with instructions for the cream "Diclosan Forte."
The main components of the drug are: a complex of aminoglycans, cosmetic oils of rosemary, cedar, tea tree. In addition, fat-soluble vitamins are added to the cream, which enhances its ability to regenerate soft tissues. The auxiliary components of the drug include: catone, citric acid, hydroxyethylene diphosphoric acid, cetyl stearyl alcohol, glycerin, beeswax, paraffin oil, olive oil, stearin, paraffin, soybean oil, purified water.
As part of the cream with glucosamine "Diclosan Forte" there are warming substances, therefore it is often recommended for use by patients suffering from swelling and pain during sudden changes in weather conditions, exacerbation of other chronic pathologies. Significantly enhance the therapeutic effect allows the combination of the external form of the drug with oral.
Use of this drug
It is a symptomatic drug and is intended solely for the treatment of symptoms. Eliminate the clinical manifestations of the pathologies that occur during exacerbation, with its help will not succeed. Instructions for use contain a recommendation during periods of exacerbation to supplement the use of dietary supplements with the use of analgesic drugs.
The most appropriate use of "Diclosan Forte" will be in the initial stages of degenerative-dystrophic joint pathologies. It is at this stage of the development of the disease that the possibility of restoring destroyed cartilage remains. At stages 2-3 of the disease, treatment with surgery is usually indicated.
Indications, contraindications for use
Cream with glucosamine "Diclozan Forte" 75ml is indicated for use in the treatment of such a pathology as osteoarthrosis, proceeding against the background of destruction of cartilage tissue. In addition, the cream is indicated for spondylarthrosis, coxartharthrosis, gonarthrosis. Also, the drug is effective in the treatment of tenosynovitis, tendonitis.
Thus, the main indications for the use of Diclosan Forte glucosamine cream are as follows:
- Neuralgia, including intercostal.
- Periarthritis of the shoulder-gland, epicondylitis.
- Osteochondrosis: lumbosacral, thoracic, cervical.
- Contractures with diverse localization.
- Arthritis: gouty, reactive, rheumatoid.
Traumatologists cream is recommended for use during the rehabilitation period after subluxations, dislocations, fractures. Supplements can stimulate tissue regeneration after rupture of tendons, ligaments, muscles.
The main contraindications that prevent the use of "Diclosan" are childhood, as well as individual hypersensitivity to any of the components of the drug. For women in the lactation period and during pregnancy, the cream is also contraindicated.
Dosage
Chondroprotectors are the only group of drugs that have the ability to regenerate damaged cartilage. However, their use is always long and involves constant maintenance in the foci of pathology of the optimal concentration of glucosamine. Depending on the degree of destruction of hyaline cartilage, the duration of therapy can reach 2-24 months.
What else does the application instruction for Diclosan Forte cream tell us? Apply the cream to the skin in the projection of the damaged joints three times a day. Better absorption is facilitated by light massaging movements when applying the drug. In the treatment of damage to the hip joints, the recommended dose is up to 4 cm cream. When applied to the wrist and elbow joints, up to 2 cm of cream should be applied.
Negative effects, special instructions for use
The components that make up the drug are not ways to get into the blood, and therefore there were no systemic negative manifestations. If the patient has hypersensitivity to the drug, or he violates the dosing regimen, the development of allergic reactions is not excluded, the clinical manifestations of which are skin itching, soreness, rashes, redness, swelling.
If allergic manifestations occur, the applied cream must be washed off and its use stopped. In addition, it is recommended to take an antihistamine medication and consult a doctor.
Use during pregnancy and lactation
Clinical studies to confirm the safety of the drug when used by pregnant women and in the lactation period by the manufacturer have not been conducted. In this regard, experts do not recommend this category of women to use the drug. Some ingredients of the cream, for example, essential oils, are able to penetrate into milk, which, in turn, is fraught with the appearance of signs of an allergic reaction in the infant.
If there is an urgent need to use the cream in the lactation period, a woman should first stop breastfeeding.
Analogues of Diclosan Forte cream
The drug has no structural analogues. A similar effect is exerted by ointment forms of such drugs as Arthrocin, Shark Fat (with glucosamine, chondroitin), Arthro-Active. The regenerating effect on the joints are: “Chondroxide”, “Teraflex”, “Don”.
It is important to remember that any of the analogues has its own contraindications and can provoke specific negative effects. Therefore, before any replacement with an analogue, consult a specialist.
Below we consider the reviews about the cream "Diclosan Forte".
What do people think about this drug?
Patients are satisfied with this medication, since it quickly helps to relieve unpleasant symptoms, is well tolerated and does not cause adverse reactions.
According to reviews of many people, a cream is especially effective if you combine its application with massage.
The disadvantages of the drug include the duration of its use.