The drug Pantocalcin: description and application
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The drug "Pantocalcin" is a nootropic agent, the activity of which is associated with the presence of gamma-aminobutyric acid in the composition. The drug has neuroprotective, neurometabolic, neurotrophic effects, increases brain resistance to toxins and hypoxia. Also, the drug reduces motor excitability, has an anticonvulsant effect. In children, the drug "Pantocalcin" (parents' positive reviews about it) increases physical and intellectual activity. The gastrointestinal tract is absorbed quickly, the maximum concentrations are observed in the kidneys, skin, liver, stomach walls. The drug is not metabolized, it is excreted unchanged in the urine, feces.
Indications for use
For children, the drug "Pantocalcin" (parents' reviews confirm its effectiveness) is prescribed for delays in motor, mental, speech development or their combinations, cerebral palsy, stuttering (most often clonic), epilepsy (in combination with anticonvulsants, especially with small epileptic seizures and polymorphic seizures). The drug is also used to improve memorization, concentration of attention.
Product form, composition
In tablet form, the drug "Pantocalcin" is produced. Parents' reviews note that the medicine is well tolerated by babies. The tablets have a flat cylindrical shape, there is a risk and a chamfer, the color is white. They are packed in polymer cans or cell packages. One tablet contains the active ingredient – calcium gopantenate – in a mass of 250 or 500 mg. Secondary components are calcium stearate, talc, magnesium hydroxycarbonate, potato starch.
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Method of reception
It is necessary to take the remedy after a meal (after 15-30 minutes) inside. The duration of taking the drug "Pantocalcin" (the dosage for children is set by the doctor) is one to four months, in certain cases it can increase up to six months. A second therapeutic course is possible after three to six months. As a rule, for children, a single dose of the drug is 0.25-0.5 grams, a daily dose is 0.75–3 grams. The instructions say that it is not recommended to use the medication in the treatment of children under the age of three. However, in some situations, the doctor may prescribe the drug "Pantocalcin" to the infant (in the case of perinatal encephalopathy).
With mental insufficiency for three months, children are shown to take 0.5 grams three or four times a day every day. With neuroleptic syndrome (to correct the negative effects of neuroleptic drugs), children are prescribed three or four times a day 0.25-0.5 grams. The therapeutic course is one to three months. In the case of epilepsy, the daily dosage will be similar, but the course of treatment is longer (up to six months). With tics (hyperkinesis), children are shown to take 0.25-0.5 grams three to six times a day for one to four months.
Side effects of the drug "Pantocalcin"
Parents' reviews indicate cases of children developing allergies in the form of conjunctivitis, skin rashes, rhinitis after taking medication.
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