Fastum gel

Fastum gel – the outside non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug applied to reduction of the pains arising at musculoskeletal system diseases, and also at muscular pains of various origin.

Pharmacological action

Active component Fastum of gel renders local antiinflammatory, analgeziruyushchy and anti-exudative action.

Drug reduces joint pains both at rest, and at the movement at a joint syndrome, and also is effective for a symptomatic treatment of diseases of sinews, joints, muscles, sheaves and skin.

Release form Fastum of gel

Drug Fastum gel is produced in the form of viscous colourless 2,5% of gel which 1 g contains 25 mg of active component – ketoprofen.

Auxiliary components – trietanolamine, ethanol, the water purified carbomer 940, oil lavender and neroli. In tubas on 30, 50 and 100 g.

Analogs Fastum of gel

Fastum of gel on active component treat analogs: Artrozilen, Bystrumgel, Ketonal, Fleksen, Artrum, Keplat, Ketoprofen-Verte, Febrofid.

On a way of action analogs Fastum of gel are outside drugs: Diklobene, Dikloran, Diclofenac, Diklak, Butadionum, Diclofenac Acre, Bioran, Dolgit, Indobene, Indometatsin, Ibalgin, Culaiding, Piroxicam and some other.

Indications to use Fastum of gel

According to the instruction Fastum gel is shown to use at treatment of diseases of a musculoskeletal system. Gel is effective at:

• Pseudorheumatism;
• Joint syndrome against the background of an exacerbation of gout;
• Osteochondrosis with a radicular syndrome;
• Ankylosing spondylarthritis;
• Psoriasis arthritis;
• Osteoarthrosis;
• Bursitis;
• Inflammatory damages of sinews and sheaves;
• Lumbago;
• Sciatica.

Besides, use Fastum of gel effectively at a mialgiya (both a not rheumatic, and rheumatic origin) and at a posttraumatic inflammation of a musculoskeletal system and soft tissues.

Contraindications

Fastum it is contraindicated to apply gel in the following cases:

• In the presence in the anamnesis of a bronchospasm, rhinitis or small tortoiseshell which were caused by reception of acetylsalicylic acid;
• At the becoming wet dermatosis infected grazes, eczemas and wounds;
• In the third trimester of pregnancy;
• In pediatrics (up to 12 years);
• At a lactation;
• At hypersensitivity to gel components, and also to acetylsalicylic acid and other nonsteroid antiinflammatory medicines.

Fastum is recommended to apply gel according to the instruction with care at:

• Digestive tract erosive canker;
• Chronic heart failure;
• The expressed renal failures and liver;
• Hepatic porphyria;
• To bronchial asthma.

After drawing Fastum of gel it is necessary to wash up at once hands, and also it is necessary to be careful of drawing or accidental hit of medicine on the inflamed skin, open wounds, in eyes and on mucous membranes.

Fastum gel according to the instruction cannot be applied with the subsequent imposing of air-tight bandages.

Route of administration Fastum of gel

Fastum gel is applied outwardly, putting means is not more often than two times a day on the inflammation centers.

The quantity of the applied means depends on the size of the processed site. For putting gel the column from three long on five centimeters, as a rule, suffices.

According to the instruction it is not recommended to apply gel longer than two weeks.

Fastum of gel can lead prolonged use to increase in sensitivity or local irritation. Therefore to avoid manifestations of a photosensitization or hypersensitivity, long stay to the sun, and also visit of a sunbed during therapy and for at least two weeks after the end of the carried-out therapy is not recommended.

According to indications use Fastum of gel in combination with physical therapy is possible (an ionophoresis and фонофорез).

Fastum gel has extremely low system absorption in this connection the overdose by medicine is improbable.

Medicinal interaction

Strengthening of action of the means causing a photosensitization at their simultaneous use with Fastum gel is possible.

Before use of gel against the background of use of anticoagulants of a coumarinic row it is recommended to consult with the doctor.

Side effects Fastum of gel

Fastum does not cause gel according to usually significant side effects.

When using gel treat the most widespread local reactions:

• Eczema;
• Allergic dermatitis;
• Purpura;
• Photodermatitis;
• Dermahemia;
• Dieback;
• Violent dermatitis.

At development of the described side effects use of gel should be stopped.

At use Fastum of gel according to reviews in rare instances there can be system reactions in a look:

• Small tortoiseshells;
• Otekov;
• Generalized skin rash;
• Stomatitis;
• Photosensitization.

Seldom or never during use Fastum of gel disturbances of digestive tract in the form of diarrhea, bleeding or a round ulcer according to reviews develop.

Storage conditions

Fastum gel treats a number of outside drugs which issue from drugstores is allowed without recipe. A period of storage Fastum of gel – 5 years (at a temperature from 15 ° to 25 °C).