Antakson include in complex therapy of opioid drug addiction for maintenance of a state at which the opioids accepted by the patient do not make the usual impact. Besides, drug is used in complex treatment of alcoholism (in combination with psychotherapy).

Contraindications

Positive take of the analysis of urine on the content of opioids;
Use of narcotic analgetics;
Lack of data on the carried-out test with Naloxonum;
Opioid abstinence syndrome;
Liver failure;
Acute hepatitis;
Hypersensitivity to drug components;
The age is younger than 18 years;
Pregnancy in any trimester;
Breastfeeding.

Take Antakson at disturbance of functions of kidneys and a liver with caution.

Route of administration and dosage

The course of treatment is begun in the conditions of a hospital not earlier than in 7-10 days after the last reception of narcotic drugs. Antakson's use is most effective at patients with positive installation on treatment of drug addiction.

At heroin drug addiction before therapy do the analysis of urine on the content of opioids to confirm the fact of abstention of the patient from drugs. It is impossible to begin treatment until negative test with intravenous administration of 0,5 mg of Naloxonum is received.

The standard day dosage of Antakson makes 50 mg. In the first reception to the patient appoint 20 mg of drug in the form of solution. If for an hour there were no withdrawal symptoms, it is necessary to accept the remained 30 mg.

There are following schemes of therapy:

Each three days the patient accepts to 150 mg of drug or 100 mg there are each two days;
Daily accept 50 mg for five weekdays and 100 mg on Saturday;
On Monday and Tuesday accept 100 mg of medicine and 150 more mg on Friday.

The last scheme is most effective for those who intend not to accept a long time opioids.

Antakson it is necessary to accept of 3 months before half a year.

For treatment of alcoholism to the patient appoint to accept 50 mg of drug daily within 3 months.

Side effects

In certain cases Antakson's use can cause uneasiness, weakness, an abdominal pain, vomiting, a headache, irritability, muscular and joint pains, a sleep disorder, diarrhea, excitement, deterioration in appetite, rash, disturbance of a potentiality, dizziness, confusion of consciousness, cough, hallucinations, a depression, a photophobia.

Special instructions

If the operation demanding purpose of an opioid analgetic two days prior to surgical intervention drug is planned it is necessary to cancel.

The patient should notify health workers on what he accepts Antakson. It is always desirable to have at itself the map with purpose of drug – for cases of rendering the emergency medical care.

Medicine does not influence an opportunity to manage transport and to be engaged in the activity demanding the increased concentration of attention.

Analogs

Structural analogs of Antakson are the drugs Naltrexone and Vivitrol.

Conditions and periods of storage

To store at a temperature not above 25 °C.

Period of validity – 3 years.

The prices in Internet drugstores:

Name of drug

Price

Drugstore

Antakson of the capsule 50 of mg of 10 pieces

1238 rub.

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Apteka вер.ру, LLC

Antakson капс 50 mg No. 10, Zambon Group

1258 rub.

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