Cytoflavin is a medication that improves the circulation of the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system. Usually it is prescribed for the recovery of patients in the post-stroke, post-infarction periods.
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Release forms and composition
Cytoflavin is a domestic medicine produced in the following forms:
- round tablets, yellowish, packed in 50 pcs. in cardboard bundles;
- ampoules with a clear solution of 10 ml. One package contains 5 ampoules.
The medication has the following active ingredients:
- succinic acid, which one tablet contains 300 mg, ampoule solution - 1000 mg;
- inosine contained in one tablet at a dose of 50 mg, in an ampoule - 200 mg;
- nicotinamide, which one tablet contains 25 mg, one ampoule - 100 mg;
- riboflavin mononucleotide, which one tablet contains 5 mg, one ampoule - 20 ml.
In addition to the active ingredients, cytoflavin tablets consist of the following components that do not have an active effect on the body:
- povidone;
- azorubine;
- calcium stearate;
- hypromellose;
- propylene glycol;
- tropeolin;
- polysorbate.
Cytoflavin ampoules consist of the following auxiliary components:
- water for injection;
- meglumine;
- sodium hydroxide.
Inactive ingredients improve the absorption of the active components of Cytoflavin.
Pharmacological action, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
The active substances of Cytoflavin improve oxygen metabolism, the production of energy in cells. Against the background of intake, enzymatic activity is activated, which is necessary for the antioxidant effect, which has a beneficial effect on the absorption of oxygen by cells.
Cytoflavin stimulates the metabolic processes of the central nervous system. Thus, the coronary, cerebral circulation improves, the affected functions of the brain are restored, the pathological processes of reflexes are reduced.
The drug is often used as an activator of the bioelectric process, the synthesis of brain cells. In addition, the active components of Cytoflavin can utilize fatty acids, glucose.
As a result of the treatment course, this medication reduces asthenic syndrome, eliminates the vestibular, cephalgic disorder. The drug helps to eliminate volitional disorders, emotional overstrain, depression, anxiety, and cognitive functions improve.
Cytoflavin is able to restore impaired consciousness, awakens the patient after anesthesia. If you start treatment with this drug in the first hours after a stroke, then you can reduce the necrotic focus. As a result, the chances of a favorable outcome, a complete restoration of neurology are increased, and the risk of further disability is reduced. The active substances of Cytoflavin break down in the liver cells. Excreted through the urinary system.
Why is cytoflavin prescribed for adults?
The following indications for the use of Cytoflavin dropper are known:
- acute ischemic stroke;
- post-infarction condition;
- cerebral atherosclerosis;
- encephalopathy due to toxic brain damage;
- ischemic damage to the vessels of the brain in newborns.
The drug in tablet form is indicated in the following situations:
- to eliminate the consequences of heart attack of cerebral vessels;
- with chronic atherosclerosis;
- with increased intracranial pressure;
- with circulatory disorders of the brain;
- after a head injury;
- with neurasthenia, manifested by increased irritability, fatigue;
- with excessive physical, mental strain.
Cytoflavin is used as a complex treatment of encephalitis, meningitis. Against the background of its intake, swelling of the brain decreases. Its use in osteochondrosis is known.
Instructions for use and dosage
The instructions for use describe different methods of taking Cytoflavin in accordance with the form of the drug, the condition of the patient. But in any case, in order to prevent problems with falling asleep, a medication is not recommended to be taken later than 6 pm.
Cytoflavin tablets
The medication in tablets is recommended to drink before meals, with a glass of clean water. Often, cytoflavin is prescribed in 2 tablets. twice a day with the same time interval. The average course of therapy is 25 days. If necessary, then re-treatment should begin at a monthly interval.
Injections in ampoules for injections and droppers
The drug in ampoules is subject exclusively for intravenous administration, previously dissolved in a solution of glucose, sodium chloride:
- with a coma, 20 ml of Cytoflavin is administered four times a day;
- to improve the condition with impaired blood circulation of the brain, 10 ml of the injection solution is shown to be administered twice a day with a 10-day course;
- if impaired cerebral circulation is combined with loss of consciousness, it is recommended to inject 20 ml four times a day for 10 days;
- with toxic brain damage, hypoxia for 5 days, 20 ml of Cytoflavin is administered twice a day;
- to eliminate the effects of brain damage in the brain against hypoxia, 10 ml of Cytoflavin is administered once a day in a 10-day course.
If you start timely treatment, then the necessary, lasting result is quickly achieved. After alleviating the condition, cytoflavin in tablet form is sometimes prescribed.
During pregnancy and lactation
If necessary, cytoflavin tablets can be used during pregnancy in the treatment of fetal hypoxia. Also in tablet form, it is allowed to take the drug to lactating women. Cytoflavin injections are allowed to the expectant mother, if there is no allergic reaction. During breastfeeding, the drug is contraindicated to be administered dropwise.
Drug interaction
The active substances of Cytoflavin interact well with many medications.
Nevertheless, this drug should be used carefully with the following medicines:
- with tetracyclines, the activity of an antibacterial agent decreases;
- with antidepressants, the process of excretion of Cytoflavin is accelerated;
- with thyroid hormonal agents, the decay time of Cytoflavin increases;
- with drugs based on ethyl alcohol, the effectiveness of Cytoflavin is reduced;
- with diuretics, the elimination process of Cytoflavin is accelerated.
If it becomes necessary to combine Cytoflavin with other medications, then this situation requires discussion with your doctor.
Important! If treatment with this drug is required for patients suffering from hypertension, a dose adjustment of an antihypertensive medication will be necessary.
Contraindications, side effects and overdose
In addition to the careful use of Cytoflavin for pregnant and lactating women, there are contraindications to its use.
The use of this medication is not shown in the following situations:
- allergic reaction to active substances;
- severe kidney disease;
- severe stage of ICD;
- gout
- hyperuricemia;
- gastritis;
- gastrointestinal ulcer.
If treatment with Cytoflavin is necessary for people suffering from diabetes, daily monitoring of blood glucose levels is required.
As a result of prolonged use of the drug, unwanted reactions from the body may develop in the form of:
- Dizziness
- pain in the stomach;
- redness of the skin;
- itching
- headache;
- burning of the nasal cavity;
- pallor of the skin;
- urticaria;
- discoloration of urine;
- exacerbations of gout.
If any unwanted reactions from the body occur, you must consult a doctor. You may need a change in the dosage of the drug or selection of an analogue. Today in medicine, not a single case of an overdose of Cytoflavin has been recorded.
Analogues of the drug
This medication has a high price policy. Therefore, the question often arises of the selection of analogues. But since the remedy refers to medications that improve cerebral, cardiac circulation, this issue requires coordination with the attending physician.
Today, you can pick up the following analogues of Cytoflavin of foreign and domestic production:
- Tanakan, which improves metabolic processes, which has a beneficial effect on the oxygen supply of brain cells. The medicine is made on a plant basis;
- Mexifin is available only in ampoule form, is the exact analogue of Cytoflavin. It is usually prescribed to eliminate increased anxiety against the background of VVD: it has a stimulating effect on blood circulation of the brain;
- Vitagamma is widely used in neurological pathologies. Eliminates dizziness, increased anxiety, nervousness. It is published only in ampoules. It is forbidden to take with heart disease;
- Cerecard is used to stimulate the blood circulation of the brain, reduces the amount of cholesterol.Often prescribed after a heart attack.
Some analogues have more side effects than cytoflavin. Therefore, before starting therapy with a substitute, you should carefully read the instructions for use.
Cytoflavin belongs to modern drugs, the action of which is aimed at improving blood circulation in the vessels of the brain and the cardiovascular system.
