Heptral
Drug name: Heptral
Active Ingredients:
- Ademetionine
Therapeutic actions: Heptral belongs to a group of hepatoprotectors with antidepressive activity. Heptral exerts bile-expelling action, possesses detoxification, regeneration, anti oxidative, anti fibrosis and neuroprotective properties. Heptral fills the deficiency of ademetionine and stimulates its production in organism as well. Ademetionine takes part in transmethylation reactions, increases the amount of glutamine in the liver, cysteine and turin in plasma. Ademiteonine also normalizes metabolic processes in the liver.
Indications: Heptral is indicated to treat the following conditions:
- Non-calculous chronic cholecystitis
- Cholangitis
- Intrahepatic cholestasis
- Liver damage caused by toxic substances, alcohol, viruses, drugs(antibiotics, antiviral preparation, tricyclic antidepressant and others)
- Hepatic steatosis
- Chronic hepatitis
- Liver cirrhosis
- encephalopathy associated with liver failure
- Depression
- Abstinent syndrome(including alcoholic).
Contraindications and cautions: Heptral is contraindicated in the following conditions:
- Increased sensitivity to ademiteonine
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- In children under 18 years
Warning! It is not recommended to use Ademiteonone before sleep. In treatment of patients with liver cirrhosis it is necessary to control nitrogen blood levels. In prolonged treatment it is essental to check urea and kreatine blood levels.
Adverse effects: There are possible side-effects associated with this medicine that can affect individuals in different ways. If a side effect is stated here, that does not necessarily mean the fact that all people using Heptral will experience it or any other.
Heptral is usually well tolerated. The most common side effects include abdominal pain, dyspepsia, heartburn and allergic reactions.
The side effects listed above may not include all of the side effects reported by the drug's manufacturer. For more information about any other possible risks associated with Heptral, please read the information provided with Heptral or consult your doctor or pharmacist.
Interactions: It is important to tell your doctor or pharmacist what medicines you are already taking, including those bought without a prescription and herbal medicines, before you start treatment with Heptral. Similarly, check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medication while taking this one, to ensure that the combination is safe.
Heptral should not be taken in conjunction with MAO inhibitors and other medication used to treat depression.
Additional Information: DO NOT SHARE Heptral with others. DO NOT USE THIS MEDICINE for other health conditions. KEEP THIS PRODUCT, as well as syringes and needles, if needed during treatment, out of the reach of children. Do not reuse needles, syringes, or other materials.
