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Totem

Application instruction:

Pharmacological action

Release form

Indications to use

Application instruction

Side effects

Contraindications

The prices in Internet drugstores:

from 426 rub.

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Totem – the drug stimulating hemopoiesis process.

Pharmacological action

Totem – the combined medicine Тотема в упаковке used for hemopoiesis activation.

The iron which is its part helps to synthesize the myoglobin which is a part of hemoglobin, and also various enzymes. A totem stimulates redoxreactions, promoting reversible binding of oxygen. Copper and magnesium – the important elements of enzymatic systems which are also a part of drug participate in oxidation-reduction processes.

Besides, effect of the medicine activates formation of erythrocytes, thereby facilitating various displays of anemia (such as dizzinesses, heartbeat increase, bystry fatigue, the general weakness).

Release form

Totem is issued in the form of the solution intended for intake.

Indications to use Totems

According to the instruction, the Totem it is generally used for treatment of an iron deficiency anemia. Especially use Totems is recommended to the patients belonging to group of high risk: newborn children, whose mothers are sick with an iron deficiency anemia, the children born before the put term, pregnant women and twins. Also this drug well helps at the deficit of iron caused by unbalanced food.

There are positive reviews about the Totem, the applied ambassador of a resection of a stomach and at gastritis with the lowered secretion level. Also the Totem helps to lift immunity of an organism at viral and cancer diseases.

Positive changes in laboratory indicators are shown not earlier, than in three months after the beginning of the use of drug.

Application instruction

The totem needs to accept before food, having dissolved contents of ampoules in any liquid as a part of which there is no alcohol.

At treatment of anemia at adults the normal daily dose of elementary iron makes from 100 to 200 mg, consumed within three-six months. For children the daily dose is calculated as 5-10 mg on each kg of body weight.

It is not recommended to use a lot of tea during a course of treatment Totema as it weakens iron absorption.

Use Totems in the last two trimesters of pregnancy will provide prevention of anemia at future child: the daily dose of iron in this case makes 50 mg.

Side effects Totems

Totem can provoke attacks of nausea, heartburn, vomiting, and also disturbance Тотема в ампулах of a chair, a meteorism, gastric neuralgia and weight in epigastric area. With reduction of a dose these symptoms pass.

Judging by responses, the Totem at overdose causes a cyanotic color of skin, a hyperventilation, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pains with disturbance of a chair, confusion of consciousness or shock. Also allergic reactions are possible.

First aid before medical intervention – the use of crude eggs or milk for decrease in level of iron.

Contraindications

According to the instruction the Totem cannot accept at peptic ulcers of a stomach and duodenum, a hemosiderosis, hemochromatosis, and also the anemias which are not caused by shortage of iron in an organism (sideroakhrestichesky, hemolitic, aplastic and others).

Use Totems together with the iron salts entered into a bypass of the gastric channel is not recommended.

Drug contains sucrose therefore the people consuming limited amount of carbohydrates should consult with the doctor before therapy.

The prices in Internet drugstores:

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Totem solution for intake of 10 ml 20 pieces

426 rub.

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