Гутталакс®
Producer: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma (Beringer Ingelkhaym Pharma) Germany
Code of automatic telephone exchange: A06AB08
Release form: Liquid dosage forms. Drops for oral administration.
General characteristics. Structure:
Active ingredient: 7,5 mg of sodium of a pikosulfat of monohydrate in 1 ml of solution (15 drops).
Excipients: Natrium benzoicum, citrate sodium the dihydrate, sorbitol which liquid is (not crystallizing) citric acid monohydrate, the water purified.
Pharmacological properties:
Pharmacodynamics. Purgative. Reduces absorption of electrolytes and water, strengthens an intestines peristaltics.
The active form of drug which is formed by hydrolysis under the influence of intestinal microorganisms directly excites nervous structures of an intestinal wall therefore advance of intestinal contents accelerates. Action comes in 10-12 hours after reception.
Pharmacokinetics. After intake it is not soaked up from digestive tract and is not exposed to hepatoenteric circulation.
Indications to use:
Atonic lock. Regulation of a chair (hemorrhoids, proctitis, anus cracks). Preparation for surgeries, tool and X-ray inspections.
Route of administration and doses:
Inside, before going to bed. Adults: an initial dose of-10 drops, at heavy and obstipations - to 30 drops. For children 4 years an initial dose - 5-10 drops are more senior. Depending on the gained effect the dose at the subsequent receptions is increased or reduced.
Features of use:
It is not necessary to apply daily without medical control more than 10 days. Children of Guttalaks should appoint only according to the recommendation of the doctor.
Side effects:
Diarrhea, abdominal pains, dehydration, disturbance of water and electrolytic balance, weakness, spasms, lowering of arterial pressure.
Interaction with other medicines:
Glucocorticosteroids, diuretics increase risk of development of eletrolitny disturbances. Antibiotics of a broad spectrum of activity reduce aperient effect.
Contraindications:
Hypersensitivity to sodium to a pikosulfat or other ingredients of drug, intestinal impassability, the restrained hernia, acute inflammatory diseases of abdominal organs, peritonitis, abdominal pains of not clear genesis, heavy dehydration, bleedings from digestive tract, a metrorrhagia, cystitis, a spastic lock, children's age up to 4 years, pregnancy (the I trimester).
With care - the lactation period.
Overdose:
Symptoms: cm section "Side effects". Besides, at chronic overdose development of ischemia of a mucous membrane of a large intestine, a secondary hyper aldosteronism, urolithiasis, defeat of renal tubules is possible.
Treatment. Gastric lavage, correction of disturbances water элетролитного balance, antispasmodics.
Storage conditions:
In the place protected from light at a temperature not above 30 °C not to freeze. To store in the place, unavailable to children. Period of validity 3 years. Not to apply after the expiry date specified on packaging.
Issue conditions:
Without recipe
Packaging:
Drops for intake of 7,5 mg/ml. On 15 ml or 30 ml in the plastic bottle corked by a stopper dropper and the screwing-up cover. A bottle with the application instruction in a cardboard pack.