Thiocetam forte (piracetam, thiazoic acid) coated tablets №60

Description

Thiocetam forte (piracetam, thiazoic acid) coated tablets №60

Composition

active ingredients: 1 tablet contains: piracetam in terms of 100% substance – 400 mg; morpholinium salt of thiazoic acid in terms of 100% substance, which is equivalent to 66.5 mg of thiazoic acid – 100 mg;

excipients: potato starch; mannitol; powdered sugar; magnesium stearate; povidone; coating mix**.

** – mixture for coating contains: hypromelose; lactose, monohydrate; titanium dioxide (E 171); polyethylene glycol/macrogol; triacetin.

Dosage form

Film-coated tablets.

Basic physical and chemical properties: film-coated tablets of white or almost white color, oval shape, with a line on one side of the tablet.

Pharmacological group

Psychostimulants and nootropics.
Code ATX N06B X.

Pharmacological properties

The drug belongs to the group of cerebroactive drugs, has anti-ischemic, antioxidant, membrane-stabilizing and nootropic properties.

The drug improves the integrative and cognitive activity of the brain, increases the efficiency of the learning process, eliminates the symptoms of amnesia, improves short-term and long-term memory.

The pharmacological effect of the drug is due to the mutually potentiating action of thiazoic acid and piracetam.

The drug is able to accelerate the oxidation of glucose in the reactions of aerobic and anaerobic oxidation, normalize bioenergetic processes, increase the level of ATP, and stabilize metabolism in brain tissues.

The drug inhibits the formation of reactive oxygen species, reactivates the antioxidant system of enzymes, especially superoxide dismutase, inhibits free radical processes in brain tissues during ischemia, improves the rheological properties of blood by activating the fibrinolytic system, stabilizes and reduces the zones of necrosis and ischemia, respectively.

Indications

Oral Thiocetam forte is used in the treatment of diseases associated with impaired coronary and cerebral circulation, such as:

• violation of metabolic processes and blood microcirculation in the brain, which have arisen against the
• background of craniocerebral trauma and chronic intoxication;
• cerebral atherosclerosis, accompanied by the development of cerebral, transient and chronic cerebral circulation disorders;
• ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.

Thiocetam in solution for injection is used in the treatment of acute disorders of cerebral circulation that have arisen against the background of ischemic stroke. Also, its appointment is advisable in the treatment of speech disorders, decreased physical activity, emotional lability, mental and somatic disorders that have arisen after an ischemic stroke.
Thiocetam is used in the treatment of encephalopathies of various etiologies resulting from traumatic and toxic damage to the brain.

Contraindications

Thiocetam is not prescribed to patients who have acute renal failure and hypersensitivity to piracetam or thiotriazoline. The drug is not used to treat women at the stage of lactation and pregnancy, as well as in pediatric practice.
With caution, Thiocetam is prescribed to patients with hemostasis disorders, elderly patients, as well as those who suffer from diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Application during pregnancy and lactation

Breastfeeding and pregnancy are important contraindications for the prescription of Thiocetam forte.

Method of administration and dosage

Thiocetam forte tablets should not be chopped or chewed before swallowing. The drug is taken 30 minutes before meals. The duration of treatment and the dose of the drug, the doctor selects individually, taking into account the severity of symptoms of the disease.
In the treatment of transient and chronic disorders of cerebral circulation, as well as during the recovery period after an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, patients are prescribed 2 tablets 3 times a day. The duration of treatment can vary from 14 days to 4 months.

Overdose

In case of an acute overdose of Thiocetam, patients develop sleep disturbance, increased irritability and irritability, dyspeptic disorders and pain in the epigastric region.
To eliminate the symptoms of acute overdose, the patient is prescribed appropriate symptomatic treatment.

Side effects

When taking Thiocetam in some patients, hyperexcitability, depression, insomnia, dyspeptic disorders, changes in body weight, abdominal pain, and abnormal stool occur.