Of course, pain is a reaction of the body, signaling the possible presence of an inflammatory focus or injury. The appearance of pain indicates the development of a potentially dangerous condition, and you should not leave it unattended. The uncontrolled use of painkillers is not the best way out of this situation - regardless of which group a particular agent belongs to, the likelihood of side effects of the drug is highly likely. An effective drug "Ketanov", the instructions for which contain all the necessary information about this tool for pain relief, appeared in the arsenal of doctors in recent years. He quickly gained popularity among doctors and their patients.
The mechanism of action of the drug
By its structure, the Ketanov drug is a medicine from the group of anti-inflammatory drugs of a non-hormonal (non-steroidal) structure, therefore its effects are due to the effect on pain and inflammation mediators. When ingested, it is well absorbed and absorbed, regardless of the route of administration. This drug affects the synthesis of derivatives of arachidonic acid (prostaglandins), due to which vascular reactions in the focus of the inflammatory process are suppressed. Moreover, the drug “Ketanov”, the instructions for use of which clearly explains the mechanism of its action, is dominated by the analgesic effect regardless of the cause of the pain and the anti-inflammatory effect is less pronounced.
In addition, this drug affects platelets and changes their physiological properties, due to which a slowdown in blood coagulation processes may occur. That is why the drug “Ketanov” (the instructions clearly indicate this fact) can provoke the appearance of unwanted bleeding from a postoperative wound or cause internal bleeding - in the presence of pathology of the digestive system (ulcerative lesions of the stomach, duodenum, small and large intestine). This can explain the need for this fairly effective pain medication under the constant supervision of a doctor.
How to prevent complications
The drug "Ketanov", the instructions for use of which is necessarily attached to each package of this drug, can be prescribed for pains of different localization, mainly traumatic or postoperative, including postpartum. When prescribing this medication, you should always remember that the possibility of side effects is directly dependent on the time (duration) of administration. That is why if the medicine is prescribed to reduce acute pain, the duration of treatment should not exceed several days.
In those cases, when the doctor prescribes to take the drug “Ketanov” (tablets), the instructions for use advise that the treatment be carried out under constant laboratory supervision. It is necessary to periodically repeat the clinical blood test with the obligatory control of the platelet level, make a coagulogram, and examine functional liver tests. And even in this case, you should not take this remedy for pain relief for a long time (more than 7 days).
This medicine should not be used without special indications in pediatric practice, regardless of the age of the patient, and with caution, only in the presence of serious diseases or surgical interventions, should be prescribed to women during pregnancy. It must be remembered that the simultaneous use of any other pain medication from the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs many times increases the risk of bleeding or other side effects.