What helps Drotaverine? Comparison with No-shpa

Instructions for use of the drug Drotaverin allows you to get information about the properties of this medicine, read the description, find out what the drug helps with and under what conditions it is used, and also find out what is the mechanism of its action in the human body. Drotaverine is allowed for adults and children from a certain age, the main thing is to observe the age dosage when the medicine is prescribed.

Composition and form of release

Drotaverine is produced in two forms:

1. ampoules (solutions for injection);
2. pills.

The active substance is drotaverine hydrochloride. Each of the forms is absolutely identical in terms of the amount of active substance - 40 mg contains one tablet and an ampoule.

Drotaverine is produced by many pharmaceutical companies, the appointment and use of which do not affect the quality of the drug itself, they simply indicate a difference in the release company.

And because Drotaverin has many names:

• Drotaverine - Teva;
• Drotaverin - Ellar;
• Drotaverin - Forte;
• Drotaverine - FPO;
• Vero - Drotaverine.

When buying Drotaverin from Darnitsa or any other, you should not worry about the quality of the product, since it is selected in all companies and has the same qualities, so domestic or even foreign packaging will contain the same drug that does not differ from each other.

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Indications for use

Drotaverine is a drug that is an antispasmodic, due to which it helps with pain in the head, abdomen, stomach, intestines, it also dilates blood vessels and allows blood pressure to decrease, and therefore is an excellent antihypertensive agent.

Therefore, Drotaverine can be prescribed to an adult or a child with the following symptoms and diseases:

• Severe pain syndrome during menstruation.
• Pain in the abdomen (stomach, intestines, uterus) caused by spasm of smooth muscles.
• Diseases of the urinary system (with cystitis, urolithiasis, pyelitis, etc.).
• Diseases of the liver and gallbladder (hepatic colic, cholangitis, cholecystitis, papillitis and much more).
• The need to relax smooth muscles in women - with an increased tone of the uterus before childbirth, which begins prematurely, in order to prevent miscarriage and premature birth of a child.
• Spasms of blood vessels to relieve headaches.
• Diseases of the digestive tract (gastritis, stomach ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, spastic colitis and constipation, enteritis, proctitis, etc.).
• Hypertension to reduce pressure.

The drug Drotaverite can be taken in tablets and ampoules. The important thing is how to drink the medicine - before or after meals. Tablets are drunk immediately after a meal, even after a small snack, you can drink medicine. These tablets should not be chewed, only swallowed with water. How to take injections with respect to food is not important. Ampoules can be administered intramuscularly, intravenously, subcutaneously and intraaretally.

For intravenous and intra-arterial administration, Drotaverine should be diluted with 20 mg of saline, for the rest of the injections, the usual solution of Drotaverine is suitable. Injections should be done by a specialist.

Drotaverine can be taken by adults (even pregnant women) in the following dosage:

1. Pills- one or two tablets are taken no more than 3 doses per day. For a day, an adult can be given no more than 240 mg, which corresponds to six tablets.
2. Injections- one or two ampoules 1-3 times during one day, but the daily dose should not exceed six ampoules.

For children, the dosage of the drug is different, and depends on the age of the child:

Pills:

1. from 3 years to 6 years - a quarter or half of a tablet of Drotaverine is prescribed 2-3 times a day. The daily dose is not more than three tablets.
2. from 6 to 12 years - half or a whole tablet is prescribed to be taken 2 to 5 times a day. Daily intake of the drug should not be more than 5 tablets.

Injections:

1. from 3 years to 6 years - 10-20 mg of Drotaverine 1-3 times a day, but not more than 120 mg of the drug per day.
2. from 6 to 12 years - 20 mg 1-3 times a day, but not more than 200 mg per day.

How much medicine can be given to a child in a particular case, the doctor must decide, the same applies to taking the drug by adults.

It is better not to exceed the indicated dosage so that side effects do not occur and harm the body.

How long does it take to work?

Drotaverine in tablets begins to act on the body already half an hour after ingestion. The effect of injections comes much faster - 2-3 minutes.

Therefore, the properties of the drug allow it to quickly relieve spasm in certain cases that require an immediate solution, such as preterm labor.

Pregnancy and lactation

During pregnancy and lactation, Drotaverine can be used by women without fear of harming the fetus. When breastfeeding, the drug is not excreted in milk.

Drotaverine is well suited for pregnant women at any time and is not able to reduce the muscular activity of the uterus at the time of childbirth, if the drug was taken earlier (a week or more), but it will help to remove pain in the pelvis.

Alcohol compatibility

Drotaverine and alcohol do not affect each other - alcohol does not reduce the effect of the drug, and Drotaverine does not increase the toxic effect of alcohol.

Contraindications

• atrioventricular block I-III degree;
• intolerance to the components of the drug;
• hypotension;
• cardiogenic shock;
• lactase deficiency.

Side effects

The drug can cause in certain cases a number of side effects on the human body:

• dizziness;
• nausea;
• insomnia;
• feeling of heat;
• sweating;
• increased heart rate;
• pressure reduction;
• collapse;
• anaphylactic shock.

Overdose

In case of an overdose of the drug, paralysis of the respiratory center and cardiac arrest are possible. It is necessary to immediately stop taking the drug, drink sorbents and start symptomatic therapy to maintain life.

Drotaverine and No-shpa: what's the difference?

Drotaverine and No-shpa are considered analogues not only in composition, but also in the way they act on the body. Their differences are shown in the table.

No-shpa as a substitute for Drotaverine is quite suitable in terms of its qualities and is sometimes even more effective. But this is only for certain people, and so Drotaverin has even more advantages both in price and in the possibility of application.