Vitaprost Plus is available in the form of candles and tablets. This article will focus on candles. So, candles are intended for rectal administration and are available in a package of five pieces. The shape of the candles is ovoid, the color is from white-gray to white-yellow.
The main active ingredients of the drug are a substance with an extract of the prostate and lomefloxacin hydrochloride, an auxiliary component is vitepsol.
"Vitaprost plus" has an anti-inflammatory, antiaggregatory effect with tropism of prostate tissue. Due to the presence of an antibiotic in its composition, the drug also has antibacterial properties, which are manifested in relation to a number of gram-negative aerobes.
The drug reduces leukocyte infiltration and swelling of the prostate tissue, increases lecithin secretions, stabilizes and normalizes secretory function, stimulates the bladder, reduces pain and eliminates discomfort, improves ejaculate.
Vitaprost plus (candles): instructions for use
This drug is used for acute or chronic form of prostatitis of bacterial etiology along with infectious diseases of the urinary tract, aseptic prostatitis with the possibility of infectious complications, preparation for surgery directly on the prostate, in the postoperative period.
"Vitaprost plus" is used in the rectum, one suppository once a day after a cleansing enema or bowel movement. After the introduction of the candle, you need to be in a horizontal position for another half hour. Treatment and its duration depends on the eradication of the pathogen and, as a rule, is up to one month. Remember that the decision on the duration of treatment should be made only by the attending physician.
Unfortunately, there is a certain risk of side effects. So, from the gastrointestinal tract, an increase in transaminases, dysbiosis, colitis can be observed; on the part of the central nervous system - dizziness, anxiety, nervousness, asthenic syndrome; from the cardiovascular system - arrhythmia, myocardiopathy, hypotension; from the hemopoietic system - activation of the fibrinolytic ability of the blood, gastrointestinal bleeding, lymphadenopathy. In addition, Vitaprost Plus can cause various allergic reactions, urticaria, Steven-Johnson syndrome.
In order to avoid the occurrence of adverse reactions, you should adhere to the recommendations of the instructions and advice of your doctor. Please note that the drug is contraindicated for people with hypersensitivity to the components in its composition and people under the age of 18 years (the age of formation of the musculoskeletal system).
Be extremely careful: Vitaprost Plus interacts with other drugs. It is able to increase the toxicity of non-steroidal drugs and enhance the anticoagulant effects of anticoagulants.
In case of an overdose, the drug should be discontinued. Symptoms of an overdose: tremor, convulsive syndrome, fear of light, hallucinations, psychosis, stupor.
Keep the drug in places not accessible to children at a temperature of no more than 20 degrees Celsius.
Vitaprost Plus, reviews of which are mostly positive, is used in combination treatment of prostatitis. People who have had to deal with the drug are advised to be careful when driving and working with mechanisms, since the concentration of attention and the reaction rate decrease during the use of the drug.
Attention! These instructions are intended solely for preliminary familiarization with the drug. Before starting treatment, be sure to consult your doctor for recommendations and a prescription. Read the manufacturer's annotation as well.