With the help of the Pentoxifylline preparation, pathologies of the cardiovascular system are treated.
Therapeutic effect of the drug "Pentoxifylline"
Patient reviews confirm that the drug relieves night cramps, allows you to increase the duration of walking, eliminates pain in the legs.
Indeed, a medicine belonging to the group of angioprotectors improves microcirculation, prevents gluing of red blood cells, platelets, saturates tissues with oxygen, has a weak vasodilating effect, reduces
blood viscosity and
blood vessel resistance. The medication is made in the form of conventional and elongated tablets, dragees, as well as a solution for injections and infusions.
The drug "Pentoxifylline": indications for use
The use of the drug is indicated for patients who have suffered a heart attack and suffer from cerebrovascular atherosclerosis, with cerebrovascular pathology. Appointments are made for circulatory disorders of the peripheral, diabetic nephroangiopathy, and insufficient blood supply to the vessels of the eyes. The drug "Pentoxifylline", reviews indicate, treat functional hearing impairment that are associated with vascular pathologies. It is permissible to use the medication during pregnancy for the prevention and treatment of placental insufficiency.
Side effects of the drug "Pentoxifylline"
Patient reviews indicate the possibility of negative reactions during treatment. The medication can cause insomnia, nervousness, headache, drowsiness, nausea, arrhythmia. Side effects include vomiting, intestinal atony, angina pectoris, exacerbations of cholecystitis, swelling, tachycardia, redness of the skin, leukopenia, pancytopenia, urticaria. When performing injections into a vein or muscle, pressure can drop sharply.
Contraindications of the drug "Pentoxifylline"
Reviews of doctors indicate some prohibitions on the use of the drug. Treatment for acute heart attack, eye hemorrhage , hemorrhagic stroke, and heavy bleeding is prohibited. The introduction of the solution into the aorta is not permissible in case of atherosclerosis of the coronary and cerebral vessels. Therapy is contraindicated in children under 12 years of age.
The effect of the drug on the fetus has not been studied, so the use of the drug is not recommended. However, the experience of use did not show developmental disorders in the womb. Thus, gynecologists allow the use of drugs for the treatment of placental insufficiency.
Means "Pentoxifylline": price and method of application
Tablets are used in two tablets (0.1 g) three times a day. After achieving a therapeutic effect, the volume of the drug is reduced to three pills per day. An injection is made into an artery or vein in case of circulatory disturbance of the brain. The solution is diluted with glucose or sodium chloride. The standard dosage is 0.1 g, while it is necessary to introduce medication into the artery within 10 minutes. The cost of the drug is about 20 rubles per pack of ampoules.