'Curantil 25' - a drug for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Modern medicine is well equipped with medicines of different spectrum of action. Finally, the time for the shortage of medicines has gone, and vitally important drugs are always in the pharmacy network. But this does not mean that the funds can be assigned to themselves and take them uncontrollably. If you have any health problems, you should contact a qualified doctor. Each patient needs an individual selection of drugs.

In our time, "became younger" diseases of the heart and blood vessels. More and more people suffer from heart failure, IHD, angina pectoris, arrhythmia. Treatment requires preliminary diagnosis of organs, blood testing. With the help of the performed tests, appropriate therapy is prescribed. One of the most common medicines for cardiovascular diseases is the drug "Kurantil 25".

Indications for use

1. Prophylaxis and treatment of circulatory dysfunction of the brain ischemic form.
2. Prevention of thrombosis (arterial and venous). Prevention of complications of the disease.
3. Postoperative therapy to prevent the development of thromboembolism.
4. During pregnancy to prevent placental insufficiency.
5. Disruption of microscopic circulation of all types.
6. Treatment of acute respiratory infections, influenza.
7. Vascular diseases of the lower extremities.

The drug "Kurantil." Description

This agent inhibits the aggregation of platelets, is an angioprotector, immunomodulator, antiaggregant. It has the ability to expand blood vessels, improve blood flow, reduce the perfusion of ischemic areas of the myocardium.

Completely the mechanism of action of this medication is not clear. There are suggestions that the drug "Kurantil 25" contributes to an increase in the amount of adenosine. The agent is an interferon inducer, modulates the functional activity of its system. In addition, the drug enhances nonspecific resistance to infections of viral origin.

Contraindications to admission:

- Myocardial infarction of high degree;

- arterial hypertension (pronounced);

Decompensated heart failure ;

- cardiac arrhythmias in severe degree;

- kidney failure;

Unstable angina.

It is important to take into account: quarantine for pregnant women and children (up to 12 years) is harmful. With extreme caution, it is necessary to treat the administration of the medication to patients with arterial hypotension and patients who have recently undergone a myocardial infarction. Sometimes there is a deepening of the stenocardia (with intravenous administration of the drug). Presence of these symptoms requires withdrawal of the drug.

Side effects

Side effects of this drug include: unpleasant sensations in the abdomen, dizziness, headaches, nausea, exacerbation of IHD, changes in the work of platelets, hypotension, bleeding, bradycardia, skin rash, general weakness.

In case of detection of the syndrome of coronary stealing, aminophylline should be prescribed. The drug will help improve blood flow inside the heart. When the liver is broken, you need to reduce the dosage of the drug "Kurantil 25". Overdose can lead to short-term hypotension. To eliminate the effect, the introduction of vasopressor agents is necessary.

The drug is prescribed by a doctor, the dosage depends on the nature of the disease. To avoid complications and worsen the therapeutic effect, the preparation "Kurantil 25" should not be used together with some other medicinal agents: aspirin, heparin, xanthine derivatives, indirect coagulants.

For the purpose of effective therapeutic action, all prescriptions of a physician should be strictly observed. In case of malaise, negative conditions, it is necessary to inform your doctor about it.