The preparation 'Tempalgin': indications for use, properties, dosages, contraindications and side effects

At the heart of the drug "Tempalgin" is an active substance called metamizole sodium, tempidone (tranquilizer). The drug is produced in the form of biconvex tablets, covered with a shell of green color. Metamizole sodium in each pill 500 mg.

Pharmacological properties. "Tempalgin", the indication for which we will consider below, is a combined analgesic non-narcotic drug, an analgesic-antipyretic. Has a long and pronounced analgesic, antipyretic, and moderate sedative and anti-inflammatory effects. In addition, it has an anxiolytic effect, favorably affecting the emotional component of pain.

Means "Tempalgin": indications for use . These green tablets with metamizole sodium will help in many cases.

These are mild or moderately painful syndromes (dental and headaches, migraine, myalgia, neuralgia, arthralgia, lumbago, rheumatism), especially in patients with nervous excitability.

They also take the drug "Tempalgin" with monthly to reduce the pain syndrome.

The following indication is a fever for respiratory-viral infections or other infectious-inflammatory diseases. Here, too, the remedy Tempalgin will come to the rescue.

Indications for use of the drug and such: not pronounced pain syndromes in renal, intestinal, hepatic, colic (in combination with antispasmodics).

And it is also used to reduce pain after diagnostic or surgical interventions (only with complex therapy).

Dosage regimens of the drug "Tempalgin ". This remedy is taken orally (you do not need to chew), with enough liquid, after eating or during it. Adults take 1 table. One or three times a day. The maximum permissible dose for adults is 6 tablets. Per day, and the duration of admission is a maximum of 5 days.

Children 10-14 years old drink half a tablet of "Tempalgin" twice or thrice a day. The daily dose is a maximum of 3 tablets.

Depending on the situation, it is possible (after consulting a doctor) to increase the daily dose and / or the duration of treatment.

Means "Tempalgin" during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The drug is categorically contraindicated in the first three months, as well as in the last six weeks of pregnancy. During the rest of pregnancy, the use of this medicine is possible on strict indications. During the lactation, the medicine "Tempalgin" is also not used, because Both active ingredients are excreted with the milk of the nursing mother.

Contraindications to the use of the drug. Means "Tempalgin" (indications for use we already know) has some contraindications, namely: hypersensitivity to the active ingredients of the drug; Severe impairment of liver and / or kidney function; Blood diseases; Heart failure and heart disease; Lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; Arterial hypotension (lowering blood pressure below 100 mm Hg), the first 3 months and the last six weeks. Pregnancy and lactation; Children under the age of 14 years.

Side effects of the drug. Sometimes the use of the drug leads to such side effects: dry mouth, burning in the epigastric region, jaundice, cholestasis, hyperbilirubinemia, dizziness, hallucinations, itching, urticaria, skin rash, Quincke's edema, bronchospasm, anaphylactic shock, tachycardia, hypotension, cyanosis, leukopenia , Thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, anuria, proteinuria, oliguria, interstitial nephritis.

Overdose. Symptoms of overdose with this drug are: drowsiness, ataxia, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, oliguria, hypothermia, arterial hypotension, tinnitus, dyspnea, delirium, ataxia, impaired consciousness, convulsions, hemorrhagic syndrome, respiratory muscle paralysis. In this case, it is necessary to wash the stomach, take enterosorbents, artificially induce vomiting, carry out anti-shock therapy, replenish the volume of circulating blood (if necessary).

Special instructions. When taking Tempalgin, urine can turn red. During the period of taking this medication, it is not recommended to drink alcohol.

Because of the presence of a tranquilizer in the drug, it should not be taken during work, which requires increased attention and quick reaction (for example, driving vehicles).