Nootropil 800mg #30

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Nootropil instruction for use

Composition

Pyracetam is the active substance of the drug.
The tablets contain 800 or 1200 mg of this substance. Additional elements: macrogol 6000, silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate.
Capsules of 400 mg of active ingredient. Additional substances: macrogol 6000, silicon dioxide, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate.

The solution for oral administration contains 200 ml or 330 mg of active ingredient per 1 ml. Additional elements of the composition are: sodium saccharinate, pure water, glycerol, sodium acetate, acetic acid, methyl parahydroxybenzoate, flavors, propyl parahydroxybenzoate.

Nootropil solution in / in and / m contains 200 mg of active substance per ml. Auxiliary elements are: sodium acetate trihydrate, water injection, glacial acetic acid.

Form of issue

In tablets, capsules, as well as a solution for ingestion and solutions for intravenous and intramuscular use.

pharmachologic effect

Nootropic agent.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

The active substance is piracetam. The use of the drug Nootropil enhances the utilization of glucose, enhances the synthesis of phospholipids and RNA, increases the level of ATP in the brain tissues, stimulates glycolytic reactions. The drug positively affects the metabolic processes in the brain tissues, facilitates the learning process, improves integrative work and brain activity, improves memory. Nootropil is able to suppress the aggregation of activated platelets, does not exert a vasodilating effect, but it positively influences the microcirculation and the propagation velocity of the excitation wave in the brain tissues. When brain damage occurs against the background of intoxication, hypoxia, electric shock, the drug has a pronounced protective effect, reducing the severity of the vestibular nystagmus, reduces delta activity and enhances alpha and beta activity on the electroencephalogram. The medication improves cerebral blood flow, improves mental performance, improves conductivity between synapses in neocortical structures, positively affects interhemispheric connections. The therapeutic effect of treatment develops gradually. The drug has no psycho-stimulating and sedative effects.
The drug is rapidly absorbed, is not metabolized, does not bind to blood proteins. It is excreted by the kidneys unchanged.

Indications for use Nootropil

Instructions for the use of the drug Nootropil recommends the prescription of a drug in neurology, narcology and psychiatry.
In neurological practice, the medication is used for the pathology of the nervous system, accompanied by disturbances in the emotional-volitional sphere (for example, Alzheimer's disease) and the reduction of intellectual-mnestic functions. The drug is prescribed after intoxication and traumatic brain damage, with chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency (headaches, dizziness, speech, attention, memory), vascular pathology of the brain tissue, comatose and subcomatous states, during the reconvalescence in order to increase mental and motor activity, with residual effects of circulatory disorders of the brain according to the ischemic variant.
Indications for use Nootropil in psychiatry: flaccid defective states (such as psycho-organic syndrome, schizophrenia), asthenodepressive syndrome (with predominance of ideator inhibition, with senesto-hypochondriacal disorders, asthenic pathology, with adynamia), nephrotic syndrome. Piracetam is prescribed in the complex therapy of depressive states resistant to the effect of antidepressants, in the treatment of mental pathology, which takes place on "organically inferior soil". The drug is recommended for use in cases of intolerance to antipsychotics, antipsychotics to eliminate mental, neurological and somato-vegetative complications. The drug is prescribed for cortical myoclonus.
Nootropil in narcological practice is used to stop alcohol withdrawal syndrome, acute poisoning with phenamine, barbiturates, morphine, ethanol, with morphine withdrawal syndrome, chronic alcoholism (in combination with intellectual-mnestic disorders, asthenia, persistent pathology of the psyche). The drug can be used as part of a combination therapy in the treatment of sickle-cell anemia.
In order to eliminate the consequences of perinatal damage to brain structures, to improve the learning process, in children's cerebral palsy, mental retardation, Nootropil can be used in pediatrics.

Contraindications

The drug is not used for hemorrhagic stroke, with a marked pathology of the renal system, with intolerance of the main substance of pyracetam. When bearing pregnancy, severe bleeding, after extensive surgical interventions, with pathology of hemostasis and with breastfeeding, Nootropil is prescribed with caution, evaluating possible risks.

Side effects

There are the following side effects on the background of treatment: vomiting, nausea, impaired concentration, discomfort, motor disinhibition, mental agitation, gastralgia, sleep disorders, anxiety, eating disorders, stool disorders, increased sexual activity, convulsive syndrome, extrapyramidal disorders, headache, dizziness, tremor of extremities. With diagnosed angina, there is a worsening of the course of the disease. Most often, side effects are recorded when exceeding the recommended dose of 5 grams per day.

Instructions for use Nootropil (Method and dosage)

The drug is administered intravenously, intramuscularly and orally.

Instruction on the solution

The initial dosage of the drug for parenteral intravenous administration is 10 g. For severe pathology, medication is administered intravenously drip to 12 g per day, the infusion duration is 20-30 minutes. When the therapeutic effect is achieved, the amount of the drug is reduced with a gradual transition to oral administration.

Tablets Nootropil, instructions for use

The drug is taken twice a day, the daily dosage is 30-160 mg per 1 kg. It is possible to increase the frequency of reception up to 3-4 times a day, if necessary. The course of treatment under this scheme is up to 2-6 months.
In the treatment of memory disorders, cognitive disorders prescribed medication inside at the initial stages of therapy three times a day for 1600 mg, then the amount of the drug is reduced to 800 mg.
Treatment of cerebrovascular diseases in the acute stage should start as soon as possible with a dose of 12 g per day for two weeks, then go to a dosage of 6 g per day.
Therapy of cortical myoclonia begins with 7.2 grams per day with a gradual increase in the amount of active substance by 4.8 g per day every 3-4 days. The maximum dose is 24 grams per 24 hours.
The daily dosage for sickle cell anemia is 160 mg per 1 kg (4 doses). During the crisis period, the dose is increased to 300 mg per 1 kg.
For violations of kidneys, the drug is used with caution. The dose is prescribed by a doctor.

How to take the drug to improve memory?

It is necessary to take the medicine 2 times a day. The following dosage is recommended for improvement of memory - 8 ml of 20% solution for oral administration.

Overdose

Possible bloody diarrhea or abdominal pain at doses of more than 75 grams in 24 hours. Treatment is as follows: should wash the stomach or induce vomiting, you can use hemodialysis.

Interaction

Nootropil reduces the risk of developing extrapyramidal disorders with simultaneous therapy with neuroleptics. Description of the drug Nootropil indicates its ability to improve the effectiveness of indirect anticoagulants, antipsychotics, psychostimulating drugs and thyroid hormones.

Storage conditions

In a dry place inaccessible to children at a temperature of no more than 25 degrees Celsius.

Shelf life

Not more than 4 years.

special instructions

Treatment with Nootropil requires regular monitoring of renal, hepatic, peripheral blood, creatinine and residual nitrogen. Therapy with medication can be combined with psychoactive drugs, medicines for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Treatment of acute lesions of tissues and structures of the brain is recommended to be carried out in conjunction with methods of restorative medicine, detoxification therapy. In psychiatric illnesses, psychoactive drugs are prescribed simultaneously. It is unacceptable to abruptly discontinue the medication, especially when treating patients with cortical myoclonia (due to the high risk of seizures and seizures recurring). When developing side effects such as insomnia or excessive drowsiness, it is recommended to cancel the evening medication. When hemodialysis, Nootropil penetrates through special filter membranes in the apparatus. Piracetam has an effect on the ability to drive a vehicle.
The drug is not described in Wikipedia.

Compatibility with alcohol

Alcohol does not affect the content of piracetam in the serum, in turn, when taking 1.6 g of active substance, the level of alcohol in the blood also did not change.

Reviews of Nootropil

According to reviews about Nootropil on the forums are very useful pill for memory. They improve brain activity, help memorize large amounts of information, add energy and invigorate.
The drug also helps in its intended purpose, but it does not work immediately. Based on the feedback for children who used this medication, Nootropil is also useful when the child's speech development is delayed.
Of the minuses, it should be noted bitter taste, individual intolerance of the drug, as well as side effects, for example, in the form of headaches.