Among analgesic drugs,perhaps no more famous and popular than the drug "Analgin". Instructions to it confirms the anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of the drug. It refers to synthetic non-narcotic analgesics.
Metamizol - active ingredient, fromwhich produce this drug is a white or whitish yellow crystalline powder. At high humidity it decomposes quickly. The substance also dissolves quickly in water, but very poorly - in alcohol.
The drug "Analgin", whose properties are widelyknown, has not only anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect, but also has good antipyretic properties. Since the drug is highly soluble in water, it is very convenient when you need to quickly achieve a high concentration of a substance in the blood.
The drug "Analgin", the instruction to whichrecommends using it for various pains (myositis, neuralgia, radiculitis, headache), rheumatism, fever (with a sharp rise in temperature), trochee, and flu, as a rule, are well tolerated by patients. But with severe pain in the sternal area and in the abdominal cavity, this tool is ineffective.
Very often, this medicine is prescribed along withsuch medicines as phenacetin, caffeine, phenobarbital. The drug "Analgin", instructions for use of which allows you to use it simultaneously with other drugs, gives a very strong effect in combination with such a tool as "Amidopyrine".
Dosage forms of the drug:
powder in the bottle;
- tablets (0.5 g) for adults (pack of 20 pcs.);
- children's tablets (0.05; 0.1; 0.15 g);
- 5 ml ampoules with a solution (25 and 50%).
Tablets are taken 2-3 times a day: adults - at 0.25-0.5 g; while children - at 0.025-0.25 g.
This drug is intramuscularly and intravenously.When severe pain is administered 2 times a day, 1-2 ml of a 25 or 50 percent solution is administered. Subcutaneous injections are very painful and can cause irritation of the subcutaneous tissues.
The drug "Analgin" in aqueous solution is incompatiblewith any oxidizing agents, because oxidation occurs upon contact with them, as a result of which the solution becomes brown in color and loses its effectiveness.
If the patient takes a long time drug"Analgin", the instruction to it recommends monitoring the state of the blood. In practice, recorded cases of allergic reactions when taking this drug and anaphylactic shock when administered intravenously.
Side effects:
- granulocytopenia (oppression of blood formation);
- agranulocytosis (lack of granulocytes in the blood plasma);
- leukopenia.
Contraindications:hypersensitivity, bronchospasm (narrowing of the lumen of the bronchi), impaired blood formation, 1 trimester of pregnancy. In the later periods of pregnancy and during lactation, the drug "Analgin" should be taken very carefully. Using it in high doses and for a long time can lead to anemia, impaired functioning of the kidneys and liver in the fetus.
Store this medication in a dark, dry place (ampoules - 3 years, tablets - 5 years).
The drug "Analgin" is the main componentsuch common painkillers as Analfen, Diafein, Kofalgin, Andipal, Benalgin, Anapirin, Baralgin, Tempalgin, Benalgin, Pentalgin, Adofen, Dikafen, Fenalgin, Bellalgin.
Recently, a very popular drug has become“Analgin-Khamin”, 1 tablet of which contains 200 mg of metamizole sodium and 50 mg of quinine hydrochloride. It is great for flu, pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, articular and muscular rheumatism, neuritis, febrile syndrome, burns, trauma, menalgia, neuralgia, pleurisy, herpes, toothache, and postpartum pain. It is also effective in biliary, renal or intestinal colic, algomenorrhea.
