Sodium thiosulphate

Sodium thiosulphate – means for treatment of poisonings.

Pharmacological action

Means renders antiparasitic, antiscabetic, disintoxication and antiinflammatory action, removes toxins, slows down allergic reactions.

Release form

Produce powder and solution sodium thiosulphate.

Indications to use

Use Natrium thiosulfuricum effectively at poisoning with arsenic, lead, mercury, cyanhydric acid, bromine, iodine salts.

Inside and intravenously sodium thiosulphate is appointed at an allergy, arthritis, neuralgia.

External use of means is shown at a mange. Antiscabetic action of means is possible that in acid medium sodium thiosulphate is split, forms sulphurous anhydride and sulfur, causing thereby death of a tick scabby, his eggs.

Also use sodium thiosulphate in gynecology for treatment of infertility, tuberculosis, elimination of cysts in an ovary.

Contraindications

Sodium thiosulphate according to the instruction is contraindicated to the feeding, pregnant women, at hypersensitivity.

Application instruction

At poisoning means is accepted inside on 2-3gr for once in the form of solution of 10%. Intravenously sodium thiosulphate is entered in a dosage 5-50ml solution of 30%. The exact dosage depends on weight and a type of poisoning.

At a poisoning with cyanides sodium thiosulphate according to the instruction is recommended to be combined from sodium hyposulphite and sodium nitrite. Also at this type of poisoning it is impossible to hesitate with administration of antidote and to watch the patient on an extent 24-48ch. If at this time symptoms of intoxication return, administer the drug once again, but in a half dosage.

Apply means in the form of vtiraniye of 60% of solution of sodium thiosulphate to treatment of itch. Rub solution on an extent 2-3min in turn in the left and right hands, a trunk, the left and right legs. In total procedure borrows 10-15min then do a break, wait until skin dries, and on it kristallik are formed. Later in the same sequence carry out repeated rubbing in of solution and this time after its drying apply on skin in the same order and with the same duration solution of 6% of Acidum hydrochloricum. Washing to the patient during treatment is allowed in three days after rubbing in.

Inside Natrium thiosulfuricum is applied also to clarification of an organism, in particular, of a lymph and blood. For this purpose for 10 days it is necessary to accept on one ampoule of drug divorced in a glass of water according to such scheme:

• in the morning till a breakfast it is necessary to take 0,5 glasses of solution for half an hour or hour;
• in the evening for half an hour, hour till a dinner, or in two hours after it it is necessary to drink the remained half of a glass.

Next morning after reception of means there can be an easy gastric disturbance. For 10 days of administration of drug it is recommended to refrain from meat, milk, to drink a lot of liquid. At this time the juice from a citrus diluted with water is especially useful. Result of such cleaning: improvement of a condition of skin, nails and hair, working capacity, small reduction of weight, leaves nervousness and an allergy, the condition of patients with psoriasis is considerably facilitated.

Sodium thiosulphate in gynecology is seldom appointed as independent therapeutic means. At treatment of the infertility caused by lack of an ovulation, intravenous administration of drug is combined with plasmapheresis sessions, intramuscular pricks of Actovegin and a transorbital electrophoresis of niacin. After such treatment the termination of the exchange processes causing anovulation is noted.

At detection of cysts in ovaries for their elimination means is combined with diclofenac, Dimexidum and Vishnevsky's ointment.

For treatment of tuberculosis in gynecology sodium thiosulphate is included in nonspecific therapy: treatment is carried out by means of enzymes – drugs of a lidaz or ronidaz and antioxidants – vitamin E and solution of sodium thiosulphate which is entered intravenously on 10 ml with an interval by one or two days. In total for a course of treatment carry out 40 or 50 injections of drug.

Side effects

Use sodium thiosulphate can cause an allergy at intolerance of means.