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Phenylpiracetam tablets: instructions for use

10 Jul 2018

In this medical article you can read the drug Phenotropil. Instructions for use will explain in which cases you can take injections or tablets, which helps the drug, what are the indications for use, contraindications and side effects. The abstract presents the form of the drug and its composition.

In the article, doctors and consumers can leave only real feedback about Phenotropil, from which you can find out whether the drug has helped in the treatment of depression, seizures, alcoholism and other diseases of the Central nervous system in adults and children, for which it is prescribed more. The instructions listed Phenotropil analogues, drug prices in pharmacies, as well as its use in pregnancy.

Form and composition

The drug Phenotropil is available in the form of tablets for oral use in contour cell packages of 10 pieces, in a box with a drug enclosed instruction with a detailed description.

Each tablet contains 50 mg or 100 mg of the active substance of the same name, as well as a number of auxiliary components, including lactose monohydrate.

Pharmacological action

Phenotropil helps to improve integrative brain function, which leads to improved mental ability, improved memory consolidation, learning ability and concentration.

The drug has anticonvulsant effect, has anxiolitic properties, improves mood, restores the processes of inhibition and excitation in the brain, and also has anorexigenic effect.

Use of Phenotropil enhances the resistance of brain tissue hypoxia. Due to the neuroprotective properties of the drug, among the indications can be distinguished pathology provoked by exposure to toxic substances and hypoxia. This tool provides improved blood supply to the brain, as well as activates the metabolic processes in neurons.

In the process of using Phenotropil increases regional blood flow in hypoxia, there is an improvement in the energy potential of neurons, which occurs as a result of increased glucose utilization. Phenotropil does not affect the cardiovascular system and respiratory system. Course application increases visual acuity, as well as increases the perception of color brightness.

This tool helps to strengthen resistance to stress situations caused by excessive emotional and physical stress. The drug has a moderate effect on motor reactions, reduces the inhibitory effect of ethanol and hexenal on brain tissue.

The drug has analgesic effect, increasing the pain threshold. The use of Phenotropil provides improved blood flow in the vessels of the lower extremities. The drug is characterized by low toxicity. The drug does not cause withdrawal syndrome, tolerance or drug dependence.

Indications for use

What helps Phenotropil? The tablets are indicated for use if the patient is diagnosed:

depression of varying severity;

increased psychological and physiological load;

various diseases of the Central nervous system, especially associated with a violation of the blood supply to the brain or metabolic processes;

attention impairment, memory impairment;

obesity alimentary-constitutional Genesis;

alcoholism;

some types of schizophrenia (lethargy and apathy, as a side effect of the disease);

normalization of biorhythms.

Instruction for use

Phenotropil taken orally immediately after eating. Dosing mode is set individually. The average single dose is 100-200 mg, the average daily dose of 200-300 mg. Maximum daily dose of 750 mg is Recommended to divide the daily dose into 2 doses.

The daily dose to 100 mg should be taken 1 time a day in the morning, the daily dose of more than 100 mg should be divided into 2 doses. The duration of treatment can vary from 2 weeks to 3 months. The average duration of treatment is 30 days. If necessary, the course can be repeated in a month.

To improve performance, 100-200 mg is prescribed once a day in the morning for 2 weeks (for athletes — 3 days). In alimentary constitutional obesity-100-200 mg once a day in the morning for 30-60 days. It is not recommended to take Phenotropil after 15 hours.

Contraindications

According to the instructions to Phenotropil, contraindication to the use of this drug – increased individual sensitivity to the components of the drug.

Contraindications

According to the instructions to Phenotropil, contraindication to the use of this drug – increased individual sensitivity to the components of the drug.

Fenotropil Side effects

Usually, the drug is well tolerated by patients, but in persons with increased individual sensitivity to the components of the tablets may develop some side effects:

allergic reactions-skin rash, urticaria, hyperemia of the skin, itching of the skin;

from the nervous system – insomnia, increased psycho-emotional arousal, irritability;

from the digestive system-dry mouth, increased thirst, nausea, abdominal pain, sometimes vomiting, stool disorders;

from the cardiovascular system - increase in blood pressure, tachycardia, feeling of heat in the head.

In the development of side effects, the patient should consult a doctor, you may need to reduce the therapeutic dose or complete withdrawal of the drug.

For children, pregnancy and breast-feeding

No teratogenic and embryotoxic effects of the drug were found, but due to insufficient clinical experience, the use of Phenotropil during pregnancy and lactation was not recommended. Due to the same reason, the drug is not used in Pediatrics.

The drug is contraindicated in children and adolescents under 18 years.

Special instruction

It should be borne in mind that with excessive psycho-emotional exhaustion against the background of chronic stress and fatigue, chronic insomnia, a single dose of Phenotropil in the first day can cause a sharp need for sleep. Such patients in an outpatient setting are recommended to start taking the drug on non-working days.

Phenylpiracetam Drug interaction

Phenotropil enhances the action of drugs that have an effect on the Central nervous system, various antidepressants and other drugs of nootropic type.

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