Bromcamfort is a sedative. Like other bromides (bromine preparations), it has the ability to enhance inhibition processes in the cerebral cortex (brain), especially with high CNS excitability.
Means "Bromkamfora" the instruction relates to synthetic drugs. The composition of the drug includes camphor bromide as the main active component.
The medication is available in tablet form.
In the digestive tract, a fairly rapid absorption occurs. The active component is able to penetrate histohematological barriers, including the placental one. In the liver, the drug is hydroxylated to oxymetabolites, excreted in the form of glucuronides by the kidneys.
"Bromkamfora". Application.
The drug has a calming effect, aimed at the central nervous system. The medication also has a positive effect on the functioning of the cardiovascular system, improving the activity of the heart.
The instructions call neurasthenia (in particular, sexual), increased nervous irritability, and cardiac neuroses as indications for the use of the Bromcamfort drug. The drug is also prescribed for asthenia, tachycardia, cardialgia, blood pressure lability.
The medication is prescribed orally at 0.1-0.5 g per day no more than three times, for children, taking into account age: from two years to five, 0.01-0.1 g, from six years to twelve - 0.15 -0.25 g no more than three times a day. The advisability of prescribing the drug to patients under seven years of age is determined by the doctor. The maximum dosage per day for patients over fourteen years of age and adults is one and a half grams. The therapeutic course is from ten to fifteen days.
It is recommended to take pills after meals.
Side effects when using the drug "Bromkamfora" the instruction names the following: allergic reactions, dyspeptic symptoms, drowsiness, lethargy. When taken on an empty stomach, stomach pain is possible.
"Bromkamfora". Contraindications:
- renal or liver failure;
- individual intolerance to the drug (hypersensitivity to bromides).
With caution, the medication is prescribed in the presence of allergic diseases in history.
The use of the drug during lactation and pregnancy should be agreed with the doctor. In this case, it is necessary to correlate the benefit for the mother and the risk for the child.
An overdose of the drug is manifested by nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, anuria, fever, muscle twitching. In addition, epileptiform convulsions, shortness of breath, respiratory failure, a specific camphor smell when exhaling, an oppressed state of the central nervous system, and coma can be noted. As an aid , gastric lavage is prescribed , activated charcoal inside and laxatives. In convulsions, diazepam or high-speed barbiturates (sodium thiopental) are administered intravenously . Hemodialysis with dialysate (lipid) is also prescribed.
During treatment with Bromkamfora, the instruction recommends abstaining from working with mechanisms or driving vehicles, as well as other activities related to increased concentration of attention and the speed of psychomotor reactions.
As part of the complex therapy, Bromcamfort is also used in the treatment of mastopathy. In this case, a sedative is prescribed due to the fact that, among other factors that provoke the development of the disease, stressful situations, unnecessary experiences, intense excitement and other nervous phenomena also have a great influence. Sedatives are aimed at alleviating the disease and alleviating the symptoms. The greatest effect is achieved by the use of certain medications in the complex. Undoubtedly, only a specialist should prescribe drugs.