Instructions for use Pantogam for children and adults

Modern rhythm of life in many people causes lack of sleep and fatigue, which has a negative effect on the body, namely the nervous system. As a result, a person becomes irritable, insomnia, panic attacks and many other ailments appear.

For the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (central nervous system) there is a very large number of various medications, one of which is Pantogam.

The composition of the drug and the release form

Regardless of the release form, Pantogam incorporates the calcium salt of hopantenic acid, which is the active ingredient of this drug. This drug is available in two forms.

Syrup

It has a cherry aroma. Liquid colorless or with a yellowish tinge. Available in bottles of 100 ml. The composition includes the following auxiliary components:

• sorbitol;
• lemon acid;
• flavor - cherry;
• purified water;
• glycerol;
• aspartame.

Pills

Made in the form of a flat cylinder, have a white color. Produced in two dosages: 250 and 500 milligrams of the main component. In their composition have the following excipients:

• methylcellulose;
• calcium stearate;
• magnesium hydroxycarbonate.

Formacological properties

Pantogam action is aimed at increasing anabolic processes in neurons, as well as at reducing motor excitability.

Due to the neuroprotective, neurotrophic and neurometabolic properties of the drug has a specific effect on the human body. This tool has low toxicity, therefore it does not cause allergic reactions.

This drug has a stimulating and sedative effect, which improves performance and mental abilities. It also has a positive effect on the hemodynamics of the brain and improves the body’s energy capacity.

The active ingredient of the drug is well perceived by the gastrointestinal tract, passes through the blood-brain barrier. The main part of the component is deposited in the liver, kidneys, and also on the walls of the stomach.

After forty-eight hours completely out of the body unchanged. Excreted in the urine and feces.

Indications for use

Pantogam is prescribed to patients for the prevention and treatment of the following neurological diseases or abnormalities:

• mental deficiency or underdevelopment in children;
• speech delay;
• epilepsy seizures or polymeric paroxysms;
• trigeminal or facial nerve neuralgia. In this case, the drug can reduce pain syndromes;
• infectious diseases of the central nervous system;
• head injuries;
• convulsions. Usually used in combination with anticonvulsant drugs;
• subcortical hyperkinesia.

In the prevention of diseases, Pantogam is prescribed together with antipsychotic drugs.

Contraindications

Despite the fact that Pantogam belongs to low-toxic drugs, it is contraindicated in the following categories of persons:

1. Children under the age of three.
2. Pregnant women and women with lactation.
3. People who have hypersensitivity to one of the components that make up this drug.
4. People with kidney and urinary tract diseases.

In addition, pantogum in the form of a syrup is contraindicated in people diagnosed with phenylketonuria. Since the suspension contains aspartame, which contributes to the exacerbation of the symptoms of this disease.

Dosage and administration

Regardless of the form of release, the drug is taken orally thirty minutes after a meal. It is recommended to take the medicine until four o'clock in the afternoon, since its use later may cause insomnia.

A single (daily) dosage for adult patients is from 250 to 1000 mg, for children - from 250 to 500 milligrams.

The duration of treatment with this drug is from one to four months, in some cases it can take up to six months.

Repeated therapy is prescribed after a six-month break. The course of treatment and the dosage of the drug should be prescribed by the attending physician, self-treatment is strictly prohibited.

The dosage of the drug and the duration of therapy depend primarily on the disease. Therefore, it is prescribed as follows:

1. With epilepsy - up to 1000 ml for one year.
2. With neuroleptic syndrome - up to 750 ml for at least three months.
3. When extrapyramidal hyperkinesis - up to 3000 ml for four months.
4. Elimination of neuroinfections - 250 ml for three months.
5. Recovery and toning - 250 ml three times a day. The duration of prevention should not exceed one month.
6. With extrapyramidal syndrome in children - up to 500 ml three times a day for one to three months.
7. Tick ​​in children - up to 500 ml five times a day for four months.
8. When urination is impaired in adolescents over twelve years of age - 750 ml three times a day for three months.
9. With schizophrenia due to psychotropic drugs - up to 3000 ml for three months.

Overdose and side effects

Side effects occur in the case of long-term use of the drug and its overdose.

The following side effects are very common:

• allergic reactions such as conjunctivitis, urticaria, and rash;
• decreased attentiveness, lethargy or hyperactivity.

An overdose of the drug can also cause psycho-emotional disorders, which are often expressed in the sluggish condition of the patient or, on the contrary, in too active behavior.

Experts do not recommend prescribing this drug to children for prevention. Therefore, it should be taken exclusively for medicinal purposes.

Interaction with other drugs

This drug should be taken with caution in combination with other drugs. As for the anticonvulsant and sedative drugs, they become most effective when taken together with Pantogam. Pantogam also contributes to the removal of side effects from taking phenobarbital and neuroleptics.

The active ingredient of Pantogam is able to enhance the property of barbiturates, as well as increase the duration of anesthetics, glycine and agents containing etidronic acid.

Use during pregnancy

According to laboratory tests, the calcium salt of hopantenic acid, which is the active ingredient of Pantogam, does not adversely affect the fetus. However, in the first three months of pregnancy it is not recommended to use it.

Pantog in the form of syrup can be assigned to women in the position, starting from the fourth month of pregnancy.

When taking the drug should abandon breastfeeding, as the main component enters breast milk.

Similar drugs

Pantogam is a Russian-made drug. If necessary, replace this tool there are its following analogues:

1. Gopantam. It has the same active ingredient as Pantogam. Produced in tablets of two hundred fifty and five hundred milligrams.
2. Gopantheonat calcium. Form release - pills of two hundred and fifty milligrams. Contraindicated in children under three years of age.
3. Pantocalcin Available exclusively in tablets. The active substance is the calcium salt hopantenovoy acid.

It should be borne in mind that many professionals with extensive experience in medical practice, questioned the effect of Pantogam, since it has no evidence base. However, taking the drug under medical supervision is possible.

At the same time, other experts, on the contrary, argue that this tool is effective, especially in the treatment of children's neurological disorders.

The price of the drug and the conditions of its release from pharmacies

Depending on the form of release, the average cost of Pantogam in Russia:

1. Tablets 50 pieces of two hundred and fifty milligrams - 386 rubles.
2. Tablets 50 pieces of five hundred milligrams - 615 rubles.
3. Syrup one hundred milligrams - 430 rubles.

This drug in pharmacies is available without a prescription.

Reviews

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