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Biotin

Витаминный комплекс БиотинBiotin – the vitamin complex applied at a vitamin N hypovitaminosis.

Pharmacological action

Biotin or vitamin N, being vital group B vitamins, participates in synthesis of higher fatty acids, and also plays an important role in exchange processes of an organism:

  • Participates in carbohydrate metabolism and interacts with insulin that is especially important at diabetes as promotes maintenance of stable level of sugar in blood;
  • Has favorable effect at fragility and stratification of hair, nails, seborrheal dermatitis, growth disorder and development. In addition Biotin according to the instruction controls exchange of fats in cells of skin and a hair. At baldness of a non-hormonal etiology vitamin N stop a hair loss;
  • Promotes digestion of protein, participates in exchange processes together with other vitamins of group B, and also in decomposition of fatty acids and in combustion of fat;
  • Well affects a functional condition of digestive tract and a nervous system;
  • It is necessary for hemoglobin synthesis.

Owing to deficit of biotin seborrheal dermatitis, anemia, loss of hair, nausea, a depression, sleeplessness, an inflammation or pallor of skin and mucous membranes, appetite loss, muscular pains, high level of cholesterol according to reviews can develop in blood.

Form of production of Biotin

Biotin is produced in the form of the Biotin Complex dietary supplement in tablets on 0,45 g. Also it is a part of medicines Medobiotin, Volvit and Deakur and other dietary supplements – Gepaton, Discovery force, Discovery a charm, Discovery the excellent student, Laminarin, Neyrostabil, the woman's Formula, Glyukosil.

Indications to Biotin use

Биотин в таблеткахBiotin according to the instruction is shown to use:

  • At the insufficient production of vitamin N connected with defective food, alcohol intake, dysbacteriosis, long reception of anticonvulsant drugs and antibiotics;
  • For maintenance of normal level of sugar in blood;
  • At dysfunction of sebaceous glands of head skin – at dandruff, fragility and a hair loss;
  • As auxiliary therapy at muscular weakness, apathy, a loss of appetite, drowsiness, dermatitis, a syndrome of chronic fatigue.

Contraindications

According to the instruction it is contraindicated to apply Biotin only at individual intolerance of the components which are a part of a complex at pregnancy and in the period of a lactation.

Biotin route of administration

The Biotin complex is accepted in preventive doses on 2 tablets a day during food, in the treatment-and-prophylactic purposes the dosage of drug is recommended to be doubled. Before use of the Biotin complex it is necessary to consult with the doctor for specification of a dosage.

Side effects

According to reviews Biotin as a part of dietary supplements in therapeutic doses of side effects does not cause.

 
 
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