The medicine "Pantogam" is an effective nootropic drug.
Composition, release form and analogues
According to reviews, “Pantogam” is produced in the form of syrup and white cylindrical tablets, which contain the active component - calcium salt. Auxiliary components are methyl cellulose, magnesium hydroxycarbonate, talc, calcium stearate. Medicines that have a similar effect include Pantocalcin, Calcium Hopantenate, Hopantenic Acid, and Hopantam.
Pharmacological properties
The nootropic properties of the drug are associated with the presence of gamma-aminobutyric acid in its structure, which affects the receptors of the channel complex. The use of the drug increases the resistance of the brain to the negative effects of toxins and hypoxia, accelerates anabolic processes in neurons, reduces motor excitability and creates an anticonvulsant effect. According to reviews, Pantogam has a mild stimulating and moderate sedative effect. The medication increases mental and physical performance.
The drug "Pantogam": reviews of doctors and indications for use
Doctors recommend taking a
medication for the
treatment of schizophrenia, which is accompanied by cerebral organic insufficiency. The drug is prescribed for
neurotic disorders, cognitive disorders resulting from organic brain damage, the effects of neuroinfections, and the effects of traumatic brain injuries. Using the drug, extrapyramidal hyperkinesis is treated, which is a consequence of hereditary ailments of the nervous system. The medication helps with cerebrovascular insufficiency, psychoemotional overload, decreased physical performance and mental activity, epilepsy, and urination disorders.
Children are prescribed medication for developmental delays and mental retardation, hyperkinetic disorders, neurosis-like conditions (stuttering, tics). The medicine must be taken with cerebral palsy, perinatal encephalopathy.
The medicine "Pantogam": reviews, price, instructions for use
Children should be given medication in a dosage of 0.25-0.5 g three times a day, for adults - in an amount up to 1 gram. It should be taken orally 30 minutes after eating. The duration of therapy may be 1-4 months. With epilepsy, as indicated by reviews, “Pantogam” in combination with anticonvulsants had to be taken for more than a year. The cost of the tool is 330 rubles.
Contraindications and side effects
It is forbidden to use the medication for pregnant and lactating mothers, patients suffering from acute severe renal pathologies, as well as for hypersensitivity. According to reviews, "Pantogam" can cause rhinitis, conjunctivitis, skin rashes. In addition, after taking the remedy, some patients experienced tinnitus, they had sleep disturbances. Side effects, as a rule, occur briefly and do not require discontinuation of therapy. In case of an overdose, an increase in side effects occurs.