The body in the processes of regeneration and recovery, sometimes, requires stimulation and help. Among the numerous medical devices, Actovegin (tablets) is often used. The manual, published on the official websites of pharmacies and manufacturers, contains information on various forms of release: gels, ointments, solutions. However, this article is devoted specifically to the tablet form of the drug. The publication is for informational purposes, and cannot be considered as a recommendation for the use of the medicine.
What does the drug Actovegin (tablets) consist of?
The instruction should include a descriptive section on the properties and composition of the drug. The medicine in question is a substance derived from the blood of calves. It consists of low molecular weight peptides, as well as derivatives of nucleic acids. It is these unique substances of non-synthetic origin that determine the pharmacological properties of Actovegin. The composition of the tablets includes: the active substance is deproteinized hemoderivative, as well as auxiliary components. Only physiologically active substances in a total mass of 5 thousand daltons act as constituent elements of the tablet.
The main therapeutic effect of the drug is to stimulate metabolic processes, improve tissue regeneration and wound healing.
Externally, the tablets look standard, have a rounded convex shape and a green shell with a yellow tint. The drug is packaged in dark glass bottles of 50 pieces each.
Indications for taking Actovegin (tablets)
Instructions from manufacturers as indications for the appointment of a tablet form of the drug names the following types of diseases and conditions:
- Failures in metabolism in the cells of the nervous, muscle tissue.
- Ischemic disorders.
- Encephalopathy
- Traumatic brain injuries.
- Violation of blood circulation of the venous, arterial.
- Burns and other injuries of the skin and muscle tissue of varying degrees and nature.
- Diseases caused by radiation exposure.
- Conditions after a hemorrhagic stroke.
Thus, the range of use of tablets is wide enough, however, it is not worth using them without a doctor’s prescription.
Contraindications Actovegin (tablets)
The instruction to the tool as a contraindication considers only the individual intolerance of any components of the tablet. Do not prescribe a remedy in this form to children under three years of age. In addition, as a limitation for treatment with the drug, the instructions refer to pregnancy, as well as the period of breastfeeding.
"Actovegin" side effects
The negative manifestations of the effect of the drug on the patient's body are various types of allergic reactions. It should be noted that among the possible consequences of uncontrolled administration of the drug, the instruction calls anaphylactic shock. At the first signs of an adverse reaction, doctors recommend that the therapy be canceled, as well as symptomatic treatment.
There was no interaction with other drugs when using the drug "Actovegin".
Dosage, dosage regimen
The duration of the course is no more than one and a half months to two tablets at a time three times a day. There have been no known cases of overdose in practice, but this is not a reason to abuse the drug. Patients should understand that the drug "Actovegin" refers to medications and should be used exclusively for therapeutic purposes under the supervision of a doctor.
In conclusion, we note that tablets should be stored in a dry place inaccessible to unauthorized persons. The drug should not be exposed to moisture. Shelf life for tablets is set at three years.