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Tetralgin

Application instruction:

Structure

Pharmacological action

Indications to use

Route of administration and mode of dosing

Contraindications

Side effect

Overdose

Medicinal interaction

Special instructions

Tetralgin – the combined medicine having analgeziruyushchy effect.

Tetralgin's list and form of release

Drug is produced in the form of tablets. Such active components as codeine, metamizol sodium, phenobarbital and caffeine are Tetralgin's part. Таблетки Тетралгин

In blisters on 10 tablets, in polymeric bottles on 20 tablets.

Pharmacological action of Tetralgin

Effect of drug is caused by the components which are Tetralgin's part.

Caffeine stimulates the psychomotor centers of a brain, strengthens action of analgetics, promotes increase in intellectual and physical effeciency, eliminates feeling of fatigue and drowsiness, has analeptical effect.

Metamizole sodium has analgeziruyushchy effect.

Phenobarbital works as sleeping pill. Has the central myorelaxation and sedative effect.

Codeine is an antibechic of the central action, reduces excitability of the tussive center.

Indications to Tetralgin's use

According to the instruction Tetralgin is shown at:

Algodismenory;
Mialgiya;
Dentagra;
Arthralgias;
Neuralgia.

Also use drug as symptomatic therapy at a SARS.

Route of administration and mode of dosing

According to the instruction Tetralgin is intended for intake.

As a rule, patients accept on one tablet from one to three times a day. The maximum dosage – four tablets a day. Treatment duration - not less than five days.

Contraindications

According to the instruction Tetralgin has the following contraindications:

Period of pregnancy and breastfeeding;
Bronchospasm;
Arrhythmia;
Alcoholic intoxication;
Shortage glyukozo-6-fosfatdegidrogenazy;
Leukopenia, anemia;
Liver or renal failure;
Arterial hypotension;
Craniocereberal injury;
Hypersensitivity;
Intracranial hypertensia;
The states which are followed by respiratory depression.

To patients at advanced age drug is appointed with care.

Side effect of Tetralgin

Тетралгин в упаковке

According to reviews Tetralgin can cause the following by-effects from various systems of life activity of an organism:

Drowsiness, dizziness;
Lock, nausea, vomiting;
Urticaria, skin rash, itch;
Granulocytopenia, agranulocytosis, leukopenia;
Tachycardia.

At prolonged use of Tetralgin in high dosages the development of medicinal dependence caused by the codeine which is Tetralgin's part, and also easing of analgeziruyushchy effect, development of a renal or liver failure is possible.

Overdose

The overdose by drug causes the following symptoms: arrhythmia, gastralgia, oppression of a respiratory center, vomiting, tachycardia, nausea.

Medicinal interaction of Tetralgin

At simultaneous use of Tetralgin with:

medicines, the oppressing TsNS, strengthening of the oppressing action on a respiratory center and strengthening of sedation of drug is possible;
ethanol its action on psychomotor reaction amplifies;
derivatives of a fenotiazin the risk of development of the expressed hyperthermia appears;
cyclosporine its concentration in blood decreases;

Special instructions

At prolonged use of Tetralgin it is necessary to control a functional condition of a liver and a picture of peripheral blood.

Development of allergic reactions in patients with bronchial asthma and pollinoses is possible.

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