Fenkarol instructions for use refers to quinuclidylcarbinol derivatives. The medication in question, unlike standard antihistamines, activates diaminoxidase - an enzyme that is split up to thirty percent tissue histamine.
This can explain the high therapeutic effect of this drug in cases where other medicines do not eliminate the problem. It is also noted that the duration of its exposure to this drug is superior to the medicine "Diphenhydramine."
Fenkarol (instructions for use contains information about this) reduces the biological activity of histamine. This remedy weakens its ability to spasm smooth muscles in the intestines and impair capillary permeability. The drug in question has an anticholinergic and antiserotonin effect on the body, and also eliminates itching and desensitizes.
Fenkarol (instructions for use, this is especially noted) does not inhibit the functioning of the central nervous system, and when consumed, it enters the brain tissue in minimal amounts - less than 0.05%.
The pharmaceutical agent in question has the property of being rapidly absorbed in the digestive tract (at least 45%). After half an hour, the medication is detected in the tissues of the body. It was found that the highest content in blood serum is achieved after forty-five minutes after taking the drug.
Fenkarol (instructions for use indicate this) is concentrated mainly in the lungs, liver and kidneys. The lowest drug content in the brain.
The drug has the property of being metabolized in the liver. Most are excreted with bile, urine, and through the lungs within forty-eight hours after ingestion (forty-four percent of the drug). With feces, that part of the drug that was not adsorbed comes out.
The pharmaceutical agent under consideration is indicated for use in food and drug types of allergies, hay fever, hives (both acute and chronic), Quincke's edema, hay fever, allergic rhinopathy, dermatosis, eczema, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, pruritus, infectious allergic ailments airways complicated by a bronchospastic component.
The medication is recommended for use inside immediately after eating. Fenkarol for children (instructions indicate this) is shown at five milligrams several times a day, but if the patient’s age is from one year to three years, and the total volume should not exceed fifteen milligrams. For young patients from three to seven - ten milligrams twice a day, from seven to twelve - from ten to fifteen milligrams in three doses (daily dose - not more than fifty mg), over twelve - twenty to twenty-five milligrams several times a day (but not more than one hundred mg).
The duration of the therapeutic course is usually from ten to fifteen days. If necessary, treatment is repeated.
In case of unintentional omission of the next medication, the use of the drug continues without increasing the dose.
The drug "Fenkarol" during pregnancy is contraindicated. Also, it is not prescribed for patients with hypersensitivity to its ingredients.
Side effects are possible. They are manifested in dry mucous membranes of the mouth, dyspeptic phenomena that are eliminated after stopping the use of the drug. It is noted that the likelihood of undesirable consequences is higher in people suffering from disorders of the digestive system.
The specified pharmaceutical agent does not enhance the effect of alcohol and sleeping pills. It improves the absorption of those drugs that are characterized by slow absorption.