Gerovital 200ml

Instruction for Gerovital elixir

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Composition

100 grams of elixir include:
    450 mg - ascorbic acid;
    25 mg of iron (II) lactate;
    40 mg of dexpanthenol;
    60 mg - alpha-tocopherol acetate;
    12.5 mcg - colcalciferol;
    9 mg of pyridoxine hydrochloride;
    75 mg nicotinamide;
    100 mg - hawthorn extract;
    9 mg riboflavin sodium phosphate;
    1450 IU - retinyl palmitate;
    5 μg of cyanocobalamin;
    50 mg - extract of motherwort;
    6 mg thiamine hydrochloride.

Form of issue

Oral (for internal administration) elixir, 100 ml or 200 ml in glass bottles.

pharmachologic effect

General restorative, multivitamin, immunostimulating.

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

Gerovital is a combined medicinal product that includes iron, vitamin complex and extracts of motherwort and hawthorn. It is prescribed for replenishment of relative and absolute deficiency of iron and vitamins, regulation of metabolism and oxidation-reduction physiological processes, stabilization of cardiovascular activity. Also, the drug has sedative efficacy, activates the synthesis of hemoglobin, stimulates the immune system.

Indications for use

    painful conditions of astheno-neurotic etiology (in complex treatment);
    the need for vitamins, with excessive mental and / or physical work, and also in the recovery period after the operation and the transferred diseases (especially in the elderly);
    preventive treatment of hypovitaminosis.

Contraindications

Gerovital is completely contraindicated when the body is over-saturated with iron and personal hypersensitivity to the ingredients of drugs.
Special care is required by patients with epilepsy, pathologies of the liver and brain, as well as children and pregnant women.

Side effects

Sometimes observed allergic manifestations, usually associated with the personal hypersensitivity of the patient to a particular ingredient of drugs.

Gerovital, user's manual

If no other prescription of the attending physician is received, a two-day daily application of the 1 tablespoon elixir is indicated. Before use, the drug is shaken and drunk during meals or until it is taken.

Overdose

If the recommended dosage regimen is followed, an overdose is unlikely.
In case of taking the elixir in excess of the norm and detecting negative effects, you should consult a doctor for symptomatic therapy.

Interaction

Parallel administration of antacid agents reduces the absorption of iron.
Ascorbic acid increases the plasma content of salicylates, benzylpenicillin, ethinyl estradiol and tetracyclines.
A combination of iron preparations can reduce the absorption of tetracycline antibiotics.

Terms of sale

You can buy Gerovital without a prescription.

Storage conditions

The preservation of the elixir requires maintaining the temperature to 25 ° C.
Shelf life - 3 years.

special instructions

Visually observed turbidity of the elixir or precipitation does not affect its effectiveness.
Do not use the drug in combination with other multivitamin medicines (the possibility of an overdose).
Yellow staining of urine is a consequence of the action of riboflavin and disappears after the end of therapy.

Analogues

    Doppelherz Ginseng Activ;
    Revalid;

Children

Patients in childhood require particularly careful prescription of the drug.

With alcohol

It should be remembered that the elixir includes 15% alcohol and when using the recommended dosages the patient receives 2.25 grams of alcohol each time.

During pregnancy (and lactation)

In these periods, the drug can be appointed exclusively by the doctor in charge.

Reviews

In its basis, the reviews about Gerovital are positive, although with some mention of mild allergic manifestations, most likely due to the high content of vitamins in it. For the same reason, it is not necessary to personally designate this remedy and undergo a preliminary examination. In general, the drug has proven itself on the good side and is recommended for use by many specialists.