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Volvit

Volvit – the vitamin drug exerting impact on exchange processes.

Form of release and structure

Volvit produce in the form of tablets, coated, round, biconvex, pink color (10 pieces in blisters, on 3 blisters in a cardboard pack).

Is a part of 1 tablet:

  • Active agent: biotin – 5 mg or 10 mg;
  • Auxiliary components: colloid silicon dioxide, tsellaktoza 80, croscarmellose sodium, sodium lauryl sulfate, magnesium stearate, covering of Opadry II 85 G 54348 pink (quinoline yellow (Е 104), titanium dioxide (Е 171), понсо 4R (Е 124)).

Indications to use

Volvit appoint as medical or prophylactic at biotin - scarce states:

  • Diseases of hair – pigmentation disturbances (gray hair), an alopecia, a growth disorder of hair and their structure, seborrhea of a pilar part of the head and dandruff;
  • Skin diseases – functional disturbances of sebaceous glands of skin, dermatitis, disturbances of processes of keratinization of integuments;
  • Sprue, diseases or functional disturbances of the alimentary system;
  • Diseases of nails – structural changes and a growth disorder of a nail plate;
  • Disturbances of the psychoemotional sphere;
  • Hereditary diseases of a metabolism with deficit of biotinidase.

Contraindications

  • Children's age up to 12 years;
  • Hypersensitivity to drug components.

Route of administration and dosage

Volvit accept inside once a day, washing down with a small amount of liquid. Drug is recommended to be used before food.

As a rule, vitamins are appointed on 5 mg a day, however depending on indications the dose can be increased:

  • Sprue – 10 mg;
  • Multiple deficit a carboxymanhole – to 20 mg;
  • The hereditary diseases of exchange connected with deficit of biotinidase – 5-10 mg.

Drug should be accepted continuously within a month.

Side effects

At intolerance of active agent (biotin) there can be allergic reactions which are shown in the form of a small tortoiseshell, skin rashes, retrosternal pains, allergic edematous process of a mucous membrane of a throat.

Special instructions

Volvit's reception by the feeding and pregnant women is possible only according to strict indications under observation of the doctor.

The excessive use of proteins of crude eggs during treatment can reduce bioavailability of biotin.

Volvit it is possible to accept it is long, at irregular reception or interruption of a course efficiency of treatment goes down. Also leads alcohol intake to decrease in effect.

Negative influence of Volvit on cognitive functions is noted that allows to manage during therapy vehicles.

Medicinal interaction

Simultaneous use of Volvit with anticonvulsant drugs can lead to decrease in level of biotin in blood (because of acceleration of its removal from an organism).

Medicines on the basis of valproic acid oppress activity of enzyme of biotinidase that can cause decrease in its bioavailability and break assimilation.

Pantothenic acid competitively interacts with Volvit, reducing its efficiency therefore their simultaneous use is not recommended.

Zinc promotes potentiation of effect of biotin, increasing its influence on growth of appendages of skin.

Terms and storage conditions

To store in protected from light, the place, dry, unavailable to children, at a temperature up to 25 °C.

Period of validity – 2 years.

 
 
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