Improvement of cerebral circulation, coping with alcohol intoxication and antipsychotic drugs will help the drug "Ethoxidol". This is an andioxidant medicine that is produced in Russia. Today we find out in what forms the domestic drug is produced, what components it consists of, and also whether it can be bought without a doctor’s prescription. And we also determine if he has analogues that can compete with him.
Clinical studies of the drug. Indications
The tool "Ethoxidol" was tested by Russian scientists from the scientific center "Probiotic" in Moscow. Medical scientists have proven the safety and efficacy of this drug for problems such as:
- Violation of cerebral circulation.
- The syndrome of autonomic dystonia.
- Disorders of atherosclerotic origin.
- Acute poisoning with antipsychotic drugs, alcohol.
- Dyscircular encephalopathy.
- Anxiety disorders of atherosclerotic origin.
Release form. Structure
Means "Ethoxidol", the instructions for use of which must be in the package, is available in the following types:
- Tablets.
- Solution.
The composition of the pill is as follows:
- The active ingredient is ethoxidol.
- Other elements - acetylglutamic acid, glycine, deanol, cellulose, povidone, lactose monohydrate, starch, silicon dioxide, sodium cyclamate, magnesium stearate, primellose, flavoring.
One pack contains 10 tablets.
The composition of the injection is as follows:
- The main substance is ethoxidol.
- Additional components: glutamic acid, disodium edatate, deanol, glycine, water for injection.
The box contains 10 ampoules.
Means "Ethoxidol": instructions for use of the solution
This medicine is prescribed intravenously or intramuscularly. With the intravenous route of administration, it is necessary to dilute the contents of the drug in a 0.9% sodium chloride solution. The initial dose for the patient should be 50-100 mg up to 3 times a day. Gradually, the doctor can give directions to increase the amount of the drug administered until a therapeutic effect is obtained.
The medication can be administered in a jet and drip. In the first case, the medicine is determined slowly over 5 minutes. With the drip method, the drug is administered at a rate of 50 drops per minute.
Instruction for use of pills
The drug in this form of release is taken orally. In this case, a person must first chew, and then drink the medicine "Ethoxidol" with water. Tablets in the amount of 1 piece are prescribed three times a day with a diagnosis such as coronary heart disease. Then the dose is gradually increased for a guaranteed therapeutic effect. However, a person should know that the maximum single amount of tablets to be taken should be no more than 2 pieces. And a day you can drink no more than 8 pills. The course of treatment with Ethoxidol tablets should be at least 2 months, after which the doctor can make recommendations for continuing therapy with this drug or for stopping its use.
Unwanted effects
During such therapy, a person may experience the following adverse reactions:
- Dry mouth, the appearance of a “metallic” taste.
- Sore throat.
- A feeling of lack of air.
- Feeling of incomprehensible warmth throughout the body.
- Chest pain.
- Nausea, sleep problems, flatulence - such undesirable manifestations can occur with prolonged use of the medication.
Overdose
If a person has taken pills in large quantities, then he may have problems with sleep (insomnia or, conversely, excessive drowsiness). If an error occurred and the nurse injected Ethoxidol in a larger quantity than necessary, then the patient may experience an increase in blood pressure. True, this condition will be short-lived, and it will last no more than 2 hours.
If an overdose occurs, then it usually does not require any additional manipulations, since the symptoms disappear on their own throughout the day.
special instructions
1. During outpatient care, care must be taken when driving a car or other vehicle.
2. You also need to be careful and prudent when engaging in hazardous activities that require increased attention.
Application restrictions
It is forbidden to use the medicine "Ethoxidol" in any form of release to such categories of persons:
- Patients under 18 years old.
- Women who carry a baby under the heart, or who breastfeed their babies. The fact is that rigorous clinical trials for these categories of people have not been conducted, so for safety it is not worth using Ethoxidol.
- To people who have an increased sensitivity to the components of the drug.
Cost
Ethoxidol, the price of which is not fixed, can be purchased only by prescription. So, for 10 ampoules of 50 mg, you need to give about 750 rubles. If you take 20 tablets of "Ethoxidol", the price of which, by the way, is lower than the cost of the solution, then you need to pay about 690 rubles.
Shelf life. Storage rules. Producing country
It is necessary to preserve the medicine in any form of release away from the sun at a temperature of +25 degrees. Also, do not forget that children should not have access to tablets or Ethoxidol solution. Therefore, the medicine must be hidden away and deeper from the kids.
The shelf life of tablets and solution is 3 years.
A medicine is produced in Russia.
Drug feedback
Very few people who want to share their impressions with other people about the effects of Ethoxidol. Reviews of patients who nevertheless tried the drug are mostly positive. Users recommend this medication, because it really helps to recover from alcohol abuse.
This, perhaps, is all that people write about on the forums. Such a minimal number of patient responses is understandable: patients are treated with Ethoxidol most often in stationary conditions. In addition, the treatment of anxiety disorders, dystonia, and the resumption of normal cerebral circulation is not limited only to this remedy. After all, doctors prescribe complex therapy, and it’s hard to figure out which specific medication had a positive effect. However, for doctors this situation is not difficult. And they respond positively to the drug "Ethoxidol". Specialists claim that these pills or injections with such a solution quickly improve brain metabolism and blood supply, stabilize the membrane structures of blood cells. With complex treatment, this medication shows itself only on the positive side.
Preparations similar in composition and effect
Unfortunately or surprised people, scientists have not yet come up with a successful substitute for the drug "Ethoxidol". Synonyms for this tool are simply not available. While in medicine there are no other drugs in which there will be the same active substance as in the preparation in question. But the medication "Ethoxidol" has analogues, that is, those drugs that, although they vary in composition, but have the same effect on the body. Substitutes of the Russian drug are such funds:
- Tablets "Cerebronorm."
- Tablets Mexidol.
- Solution for injection "Vitagamma".
- Tablets and capsules "Hypoxene".
- Solution for intramuscular injection "Combilipen".
- Mexiprim pills.
- Solution for injections "Neurox".
- Solution "Trigamma".
- Capsules "Nerventra."
Cerebronorm tablets
This drug is an analogue of the already known medication "Ethoxidol". Instructions for the use of this medication indicate that it is used in the complex treatment of problems such as chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency, encephalopathy of various origins. As in the case of the drug to which the article is devoted, these tablets are prohibited for pregnant women and those who are breastfeeding, children under 18 years of age, as well as people with urolithiasis and gout.
There are only 4 components in the composition of the Cerebronorm pills: succinic acid, riboxin, riboflavin and nicotinamide. 1 tablet is prescribed three times a day. The duration of therapy can be from 4 to 6 weeks.
The drug "Cerebronorm" is well tolerated by patients, it is not addictive, and is also not toxic. True, as with any medication, some people may experience an allergic reaction to it: a rash and itching on the skin.
A prescription medicine is dispensed. Cerebronorm tablets are also produced in Russia. The cost of this medication is not yet available, as the medicine is being re-registered.
Mexidol tablets
The tool "Ethoxidol", the analogues of which, by the way, for the most part are also produced in Russia, is prescribed for such diagnoses as:
- Violation of cerebral circulation.
- Traumatic brain injury.
- Mixed encephalopathy.
- Vegetative dystonia.
- Anxiety disorders in neurotic conditions.
- Intoxication with antipsychotic drugs, alcohol.
- Stressful conditions.
Tablets consist of such substances: ethyl methyl hydroxypyridine succinate, sodium carmellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate.
Mexidol pills are prescribed 1 or 2 pieces three times a day. The maximum possible dosage is 6 tablets per day. The duration of therapy with this medication can be from 2 to 6 weeks. Stop taking pills gradually.
The cost of Mexidol is low. So, for 30 tablets you need to pay 180 rubles. This is much cheaper than its analogue in the same form of release - the drug "Ethoxidol". Nevertheless, the issue of prescribing this or that remedy should be decided together with the doctor, especially since the medicine “Mexidol” is also sold by prescription.
conclusions
In this article, you have read important information regarding the Ethoxidol medication. Instructions for use of the drug are quite simple, acceptable cost, restrictions on use, side effects - all this is described in the insert. We found out that this medicine has analogues of Russian production, which, by the way, even come out cheaper at a price. So, Mexidol and Cerebronorm tablets are good substitutes for this medication.