Fitosed capsules №20

Description

Fitosed Composition
active ingredients: 1 capsule contains a mixture of herbal raw materials “Fitosed®”: srataegi fructus (hawthorn fruit) – 30 mg, leonuri cardiacae herba (motherwort herb) – 60 mg, lupuli strobili (hop cones) – 60 mg, aveni fructus (oats fruits) – 75 mg, melissae officinalis herba (lemon balm herb) – 45 mg, coriandri fructus (coriander fruit) – 15 mg, meliloti herba (melissa herb) – 15 mg.

Fitosed Dosage form.

Capsules.

Basic physical and chemical properties: green hard gelatin capsules. The content of the capsules is a vegetable powder, light brown with a yellow-brown tint.

Fitosed Pharmacotherapeutic group.

Sleeping pills and sedatives.

ATX code N05C M.

Pharmacological properties

Pharmacodynamics.

The drug has a sedative effect due to the components that make up its composition.

The active ingredients of hawthorn fruits (flavonoids, organic acids, etc.) reduce the excitability of the central nervous system, improve the coronary and cerebral circulation, normalize the heart rate, and eliminate dizziness.

The complex of biologically active substances of motherwort herb (alkaloids, glycosides, etc.), in addition to a pronounced sedative effect, has a hypotensive effect, reduces the heart rate.

Hop cones contain essential oils, resins, flavonoids and other similar substances that cause sedation.

The indole alkaloid avenin, B vitamins and other substances contained in oats have a positive effect on the nervous system and have a pronounced calming effect.

Lemon balm herb has an antidepressant, soothing, tonic effect.

Coriander fruits have a sedative effect with increased nervous excitability.

Melilot grass has a sedative effect.

Pharmacokinetics.

The sedative effect of the drug occurs from the first day of use. The maximum therapeutic effect occurs in 1-1.5 hours and lasts 2-4 hours.

Clinical characteristics.

Indications
As a sedative for: neuroses of various etiologies; a mild form of neurasthenia, which is accompanied by irritability, anxiety, fear, increased fatigue, absent-mindedness; nervous excitement; sleep disorders or insomnia (mild forms); neurocirculatory dystonia of the hypertensive and cardiac type; asthenic syndrome (hypersthenic form).

Contraindications
Fitosed® is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to any component of the drug, severe arterial hypotension and bradycardia, with reduced blood clotting and internal bleeding, with depression and other diseases accompanied by inhibition of the activity of the central nervous system.

Interaction with other medicinal products and other types of interactions.

The drug enhances the effect of hypnotics and other drugs that depress the central nervous system.

With the simultaneous administration of the drug Fitosed® with cardiac glycosides, the effect of the latter is enhanced.

The drug can slightly potentiate the action of direct and indirect anticoagulants.

It is not recommended to take the drug at the same time as alkaloid salts due to the possibility of the formation of negative complexes.

Should not be used in conjunction with third generation antiarrhythmics.

The drug can potentiate the pharmacological effects of analgesic, antihypertensive drugs, and also enhances the effect of alcohol.