"Metindol": instructions for use, reviews

Faced with pain in the joints, people try to find effective anti-inflammatory drugs. This is the drug "Metindol". Instructions for use position it as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. What is its use and is there any harm from the medicine? How does it affect the body? And why does the choice of doctors and patients stop on this particular drug?

a brief description of

The drug refers to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Its active ingredient is the non-hormonal agent indomethacin. "Metindol", thanks to him, suppresses the activity and production of substances (prostaglandins, cyclooxygenases), which stimulate the development of the inflammatory process in the body, cause pain, contribute to a rise in temperature.

Basically, the medicine is designed to treat pathologies of the musculoskeletal system. It is important to understand that such a remedy does not relieve the causes of pathology. It can alleviate the general condition of the patient, thereby improving the quality of life of the patient.

As the instructions for use with the medicine "Metindol" say, this medication has an excellent antipyretic effect. In the form of ointments and gel, the drug is used to remove swelling of the joints, pain syndrome, erythema, morning stiffness, joint swelling. The use of this medication allows the patient to significantly expand the amplitude of movements.

Dosage forms

Manufacturers for the present day are pleased with the wide variety of produced types of the drug. Today, pharmacists have provided the following drug groups with the Methindol drug:

• pills;
• Capsules;
• Dragees;
• Solutions;
• Suppositories;
• gel;
• ointment.

Indications for use

As was previously mentioned, the drug "Metindol" is mainly recommended for the elimination of the symptoms of abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system of an inflammatory and degenerative nature. Instruction for use gives an extensive list of diseases in which the remedy is effective. Among them:

• Persononeja-Turner's disease;
• Juvenile chronic arthritis;
• Paget's disease;
• Arthritis, triggered by Reiter's disease;
• rheumatism;
• Psoriatic arthritis;
• Bechterew's disease ;
• rheumatoid arthritis;
• Gouty arthritis (exception - acute attacks of gout).

The medicine perfectly cures pain. Therefore, the drug is effective in the following pathologies:

• toothache;
• lumbago;
• Traumatic injuries;
• headache;
• Surgical interventions;
• Tendonitis;
• neuralgia;
• bursitis;
• Myalgia;
• sciatica.

The drug is intended for symptomatic therapy of pericarditis, Bartter's syndrome, helps with adnexitis, algodismenosis, inflammations localized in the small pelvis. This drug is widely used as an analgesic tocolytic agent at the time of delivery.

The drug "Metindol" is in demand, the instruction for use fully confirms this, and for various infectious and inflammatory ailments of ENT organs, which are accompanied by severe pain syndrome (pharyngitis, tonsillitis, otitis).

In addition, the medication is prescribed for febrile syndrome (lymphomas, hepatic metastases, lymphogranulomatosis).

"Metindol" - ointment or gel - is used for traumatic injuries of the ligamentous apparatus, tendons, joints, muscles. This is a variety of stretches, bruises, dislocations, excessive loads. Particularly in demand is a remedy in the form of an ointment with the following pathologies:

• Tendonitis;
• bursitis;
• Tenosynovitis;
• Myalgia;
• lumbago;
• radiculitis;
• sciatica;
• Deforming osteoarthritis;
• Rheumatoid arthritis;
• Osteochondrosis;
• Humeroscapular periarthritis;
• Ankylosing spondylitis;
• Psoriatic arthritis.

The only exception is the pathology of small hip and intervertebral articulations.

Dosage of tablets

Depending on the form of release, the drug can be administered orally, rectally or externally, as well as intravenously, intramuscularly.

Consider how to use tablets "Metindol". The instruction recommends the following rules:

At the initial stage of the disease, adults are prescribed 25 mg about 2-3 times a day. This drug should be taken after a meal. A greater effect can be achieved by washing it with milk.

If the effectiveness of such a quantity of the drug can not be reached, then the daily dose of the agent is increased to 150 mg. It means three times 50 mg each.

How to use the drug Metindol retard? Instruction for use advises - 1-2 times a day for 1 pill. After all, one tablet of this medicine contains 75 mg of active ingredient. The maximum daily dose is 200 mg. Once the desired effect is achieved, the dose of the drug should be gradually reduced over a period of 4 weeks.

Application of the solution

To stop acute pain or chronic exacerbations tablets "Metindol" can be recommended. But the most effective solution for intramuscular injection. In this case, an injection of 60 mg of the drug is given 1-2 times a day. Such treatment can last one to two weeks. After this, the doctor recommends switching to rectal medicines or prescribing tablet formulations of the drug.

Dosage of rectal medication

Suppositories are recommended to be administered 1-3 times a day for 50 mg. Before using this remedy, you should completely empty the intestine and insert the candle as deep as possible. In the case of gout attacks, up to 200 mg of the drug in suppositories per day can be prescribed.

Ointments and gels

They are intended for external use only. They are applied to the affected joints about 3-4 times during the day. The application of occlusive dressings is not recommended. For adults, the total amount of ointment per day should not exceed 15 cm (the length of the strip of the drug squeezed out of the tube). For children, the norm is 7.5 cm.

Contraindications to admission

Like any other medicine, it is only necessary, according to the doctor's prescription, to use the drug Metindol retard. Instruction for use gives a whole list of contraindications. The agent is not assigned when:

• Heart diseases;
• Peptic ulcer disease;
• Bleeding (intracranial or intestinal tract);
• "Aspirin" triad;
• Ulcerative colitis;
• Cirrhosis with portal hypertension;
• Violation of color and visual perception;
• Swelling;
• Hypertension;
• Heart failure of a chronic nature;
• Bronchial asthma;
• Hepatic insufficiency;
• Pathology of the optic nerve ;
• Violation of blood clotting (hemophilia, frequent bleeding);
• Pregnancy;
• Violation of hematopoiesis (leukopenia, anemia);
• Pathologies of the vestibular apparatus;
• Breastfeeding;
• Decreased auditory perception.

The drug in rectal form is contraindicated in case of hemorrhoids, proctitis, rectal bleeding.

Ointment and gel are not used for children under one year, as well as with broken integrity of the skin.

Very cautiously appointed drug "Metindol" to elderly individuals, children, as well as with the following pathologies:

• depression;
• epilepsy;
• Parkinsonism;
• Hyperbilirubinemia;
• Thrombocytopenia.

Side effects

Despite the fact that he receives the drug "MetinDol" reviews are mostly positive, you should use it carefully. Some patients may experience side effects:

1. Digestive system. Sometimes there is vomiting, heartburn, nausea. There may be a decrease in appetite, hyperbilirubinemia.
2. Sense organs. The patient can feel noises in the ears, a change in taste perception. Some people have corneal opacities, hearing impairment, conjunctivitis, visual impairment, diplopia.
3. Nervous system. The drug can lead to peripheral neuropathy, depression, rapid fatigue, increased drowsiness, dizziness, irritability. In some cases, there is excitement, insomnia, headache.
4. The cardiovascular system. The patient can feel tachyarrhythmia, high blood pressure. Some patients have swelling, heart failure is aggravated.
5. Urinary system. The instruction gives the following possible complications: nephrotic syndrome, hematuria, failure in the functioning of the renal system, papillary necrosis, interstitial nephritis.
6. Organs of hematopoiesis. The drug can promote the development of anemia, provoke bleeding (gastrointestinal, uterine, hemorrhoidal).
7. Allergic manifestations. As a result of the use of the medicine, there is sometimes urticaria, erythema nodosum, skin rash, itching, anaphylactic shock.

An overdose of the drug

The following signs testify to the overestimated dose of the drug:

• dizziness;
• nausea;
• headache;
• Vomiting.

Sometimes patients experience seizures. This is a dangerous and very difficult condition.

The first thing to do is to remove the remnants of the medicine from the body. In the future, symptomatic therapy is undertaken. It is aimed at stopping unpleasant signs of an overdose.

special instructions

Do not self-medicate and do not take any medications without consulting a doctor, including Metindol Retard. The instruction warns that elderly people, patients with kidney, liver and gastrointestinal diseases, hypertension, heart failure, epilepsy, and parkinsonism should apply the medicine with extreme caution.

All patients who are prescribed the drug "Metindol", it is recommended to systematically monitor the kidneys, liver, monitor the change in the picture of peripheral blood.

It is undesirable to use the aforementioned agent concomitantly with other NSAIDs. It is strictly not recommended to combine medicines "Metindol" and "Diflunizal". The drug reduces the effect on the body of diuretics. To the severity of nephrotoxic effects leads to the joint use of the drugs "Metindol" and "Paracetamol." Glucocorticosteroids, drugs "Corticotropin", "Ethanol", "Colchicine" provoke the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.

As stated above, do not apply the product in the form of ointment, gel on the damaged skin. In addition, carefully avoid getting the drug on the mucous membranes or in the eyes.

During the treatment should be refrained from activities that require rapid reaction speed, concentration of attention.

Consumer opinion

Most patients remain satisfied with the drug Metindol retard. Their testimonies testify to the effectiveness of the drug. People notice that the tool almost always and all helps to remove the pain of discomfort, provoked by various disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which have an inflammatory character. Patients testify that even a very strong sensation this remedy can eliminate. But in this case, as a rule, you need to take 2 tablets.

Some people encounter unpleasant manifestations of the drug Metindol retard. Feedback from such people indicates side effects. As a rule, there is a headache.

Conclusion

Everyone should realize that the use of NSAIDs can never be considered safe. No matter how effective the tool is, take it with some caution. Without fail, the doctor who prescribes this drug will take care of monitoring the condition of the body during therapy. The patient himself must also closely monitor his feelings. If you feel any side effects, it means that the drug "Metindol" is not quite right for you. In this case, you need to see a doctor. He will recommend to you another, no less effective means for combating unpleasant pathologies.