When our head, teeth, or muscles hurt after exercise, we often resort to pain medication. One of these drugs is pentalgin. Instructions for use of this medication should be studied before the patient begins to take it.
So, pentalgin is a combined drug that has antipyretic and analgesic properties. It is available in tablet form. This medicine contains paracetamol, propiphenazone, phenobarbital, codeine phosphate, caffeine. The presence of such active substances allows the pentalgin to quite effectively reduce drowsiness, increase working capacity, both mental and physical. In addition, this medicine anesthetizes and fights fatigue, increases the number of heart contractions and tones. Thanks to Pentalgin, moderate pains of various origins are treated: headaches, joints, muscles, teeth, neuralgia, as well as pain after injuries and with algodismenorrhea.
Yes, this is an extremely effective tool that relieves pain syndromes of a different nature, but, like any other medicine, it should be prescribed to the patient by a doctor. Before taking pentalgin, the instructions for use should be read especially carefully, because this medication has its contraindications.
Pentalgin (instructions for use indicate this) increases blood pressure, so those who are prone to increase it should be extremely careful in its use. If a person is hypersensitive to the components of this drug, he is contraindicated in taking it, as well as in those patients who have a peptic ulcer of the organs of the gastrointestinal system. Pentalgin cannot be used in the treatment of those patients who have high intracranial pressure and anemia. Since this medicine belongs to the group of over-the-counter medications dispensed in pharmacies, one should be careful when studying the annotation for the Pentalgin preparation. Contraindications should be read especially carefully. It also speaks of liver, kidney failure, leukopenia, alcoholism, insomnia, etc. It is forbidden to take pentalgin for women who are expecting a baby and nursing, as well as children under the age of twelve. If among the patient’s diseases there is bronchial asthma, glaucoma, if the patient is elderly, pentalgin is not prescribed.
Pentalgin tablets are usually prescribed in the following doses: they are drunk for five days (as an anesthetic) and three (as an antipyretic) up to 3 times a day, 1 tablet each (more than four per day cannot be taken). They look like this: white or white with cream, the shape is a biconvex capsule with flat side surfaces. On one of them is risk, and on the other the inscription "PENTALGIN". Sometimes marble tablets are found. There are usually 12 in cardboard packaging, all in contour cells.
Among the possible side effects of the drug “Pentalgin” (instructions for use are discussed in a separate section), allergic reactions (itching, Quincke's edema, urticaria, rash), drowsiness, dizziness, irritability (especially children), increased blood pressure, heart palpitations are possible, and nausea and agranulocytosis may also occur. If any of the above (and not only) began to bother the patient, you should definitely inform the treating specialist.
In case of a possible overdose, the following symptoms occur: vomiting, pallor, nausea, agitation, sweating, tachycardia, stomach pain. When these symptoms appear, you need to rinse your stomach, drink activated charcoal and be sure to seek help from doctors.
Pentalgin can be stored in places where children can not get it and where it is dry and dark. It is suitable for two years.