Piracetam

General characteristics. Structure:

Active ingredient: piracetam;
1 tablet contains piracetam 0,2 g;
excipients: potato starch, polyvinylpirrolidone, magnesium carbonate the main, calcium stearate, refined sugar, aerosil, titanium dioxide, tartrazine, beeswax, sunflower oil.

Pharmacological properties:

Piracetam strengthens synthesis of dopamine in brain tissues, increases the maintenance of noradrenaline, increases quantity of acetylcholine at the synoptic level and density of holinoretseptor. Drug positively influences processes of exchange and blood circulation in a brain, stimulates oxidation-reduction processes, improves glucose utilization, a regional blood stream in ischemic sites of a brain, increases energy potential of an organism with participation of ATP and adenylatecyclase. Optimization of power processes promotes increase in resistance of TsNS to a hypoxia and various toxic factors. Piracetam improves integrative activity of a brain, promotes memory consolidation, improves training processes.

Indications to use:

Neurology: vascular parkinsonism, other pathological processes with the phenomena of chronic cerebral and vascular insufficiency, disturbance of memory, attention, the speech, dizziness. Diseases of a nervous system with decrease intellectual мнестических functions and disturbances of the emotional and strong-willed sphere. Psychiatric, neurotic and astenoadinamichesky depressions with advantage of signs of an adynamia, asthenic, senesto-hypochiondrial disturbances, ideatorny block, vyaloapatichesky defective states, schizophrenia, psychoorganic
syndromes of various etiology, senile and atrophic processes, complex therapy of mental diseases. Complex therapy of senile dementias, including Alzheimer's disease. Pediatrics: tserebrostenichesky, encephalopathic disturbances, dysmnesias, intellectual insufficiency. At an alcoholism Piracetam is appointed for reduction of the phenomena of an adynamy,
intellectual мнестических and other disturbances of mental activity. Complex therapy of a myocardial infarction, neuroinfection.

Route of administration and doses:

Piracetam is accepted inside to food, since 1,2 g (on 2 tablets 3 times a day) and raising a dose to 2,4 g (sometimes to 3,2 g and more) in days. Further the dose should be lowered to 1,2 - 1,6 g (2 tablets 3 - 4 times a day). To children to accept: from 1 to 5 years - on 1 tablet 3 times a day (to 0,8 g a day); from 5 to 16 years - on 2
tablets (0,4 g) 3 times a day. The maximum daily dose - 1,8 g. The course of treatment drug makes from 2 - 3 weeks to 2 - 6 months and if necessary repeats in 6 - 8 weeks.

Side effects:

Piracetam, as a rule, is well perceived. At some patients the acrimony, concern, a sleep disorder, the dispeptic phenomena is possible; patients of old age can have sharpening of coronary insufficiency (it is necessary to reduce a dose or to stop administration of drug). Allergic reactions, manifestation of individual intolerance are possible.
In case of any unusual reactions surely consult to the doctor of rather further use of drug!

Interaction with other medicines:

If you accept any other medicines, surely consult with the doctor concerning a possibility of use of drug. Reception of Piracetam can be combined with psychotropic, cardiovascular and many other drugs. Piracetam strengthens effect of antidepressants.

Contraindications:

Drug is contraindicated to patients with an acute renal failure, severe forms of arterial hypotension; to children, a sick diabetes mellitus and with existence in the anamnesis of data on the allergic reactions connected with the use of fruit juice, essences; to pregnant women in the I trimester of pregnancy and during feeding by a breast; to children till 1 year.

Cautions at use.
Before an initiation of treatment consult to the doctor!
With caution it is necessary to take Piracetam during control of vehicles and mechanisms.

Overdose:

At overdose the irritation, sleeplessness, a tremor are possible. Patients of old age have perhaps exacerbations of heart failure. In this case it is necessary to see a doctor.

Storage conditions:

The period of validity of drug makes 3 years. Not to use drug after the termination of the period of validity specified on packaging. To store in the unavailable to children, dry, protected from light place, at a temperature from 15 °C to 25 °C.

Issue conditions:

According to the recipe

Packaging:

10 x 3 planimetric strip packagings or 10 x 6 planimetric strip packagings enclosed in a pack.