General Information about the Eskusan
Eskusan is produced in Germany. Its main active ingredient - escine, obtained directly from horse chestnut. Now the release of several dosage forms of the eskusan, containing a dry extract from its fruits:
- Drops - a solution for use inside having a reddish brown or yellowish color. The contents of the vial (20, 60 ml) can be transparent or slightly frantic, at the bottom there is a small sediment. There is a specific smell. The solution is packaged in bottles of dark glass, equipped with special drum plugs. In addition to the escine, Vitamin B1 is present in the preparation.
- Dragee - Here the content of escine in 1 dragee 5 mg. Total in packing present 100 dragees.
- Tablets - Each coated with a red-brown shell and contains a 20 mg escine. So on the package next to the title you will see the figure «twenty». They are packaged at 20, 50 or 100 pieces.
- Tablets with a long action - 50 mg of escine concentrated in each such tablet. There is an inscription on the package «retard». These pills are packaged 40 pieces.
- Gel or cream - used for local application on problem areas, gel has a faster base and better absorption.
Eskusan is assigned to the group of angioprotectors. These drugs strengthen vessels. In addition, the Eskusan can improve blood flow in the course of microsoft. All the above forms of this product are used in venous impairment therapy blood circulation.
Escool action
Eskusan is recommended for states that arise during veins pathology as:
- feeling of gravity, voltage in the lower limbs;
- Highlights of the heads;
- Causes ionic muscles;
- Pain in the legs;
- Syndrome, giving aware of himself after thrombophlebitis;
- Fleaters, stagnation of blood circulation;
- phlebeurysm;
- skin itching on the legs associated directly with venous insufficiency;
- violation of the flow of nutrients and oxygen in the tissues of the lower extremities, for example, with trophic ulcers;
- post-traumatic symptoms (solidity, pain after bruises, breaking tendons, dislocation, stretching, operations);
- for the treatment and prevention of the formation of bruises;
- haemorrhoids;
- In comprehensive therapy, brain edema.
How to use medicine?
Usually doctors prescribe an eskusan 20 for treatment in such a dose: 2 (or 3) tablets three times a day. Then, after the course of therapy, go to the supporting dosage: one tablet also three times a day. Take an Eskusan need to eat.
If the evasan is appointed in dragee, they are used by 1 (or 3) three times a day. Time of reception, like the tablets - before meals.
If the tablets of prolonged action are written (50 mg), they drink them until eating twice a day on one tablet.
If you are for treatment, you will use the ECCUN in the form of droplets, then every time you shake the bottle before dosage. Then pour into a small amount of water 12-15 droplets of the solution and drink. And so three times a day.
This drug must be painted with plenty of water. If you suddenly appear symptoms indicating that the digestive tract is irritated - heartburn, flatulence, then the medicine should be taken directly during meals. Notify your doctor. Maybe he will reduce the dosage.
To achieve good, persistent effects, the treatment with an extriety is carried out for a long time, at least three months. Sometimes this course can be extended or appointed again after some interruption. It all depends on the severity of pathological changes.
The manufacturer warns that the scum tablets must be taken with caution if you are taking such drugs as:
- Antibiotics aminoglycosid and cephalosporinic series;
- Anticorant means (warfarin, heparin, etc.);
- means containing acetylsalicylic acid;
- Oral Contraceptives.
If suddenly the thrombosis of the centers of the lower extremities developed, the eskusan immediately canceled. Thrombosis testify: feeling of hot skin, tension, pain in any place of foot, pale or, on the contrary, redness of the skin.
A few words about the use of gel, cream Eskusan. It is desirable to apply them to washed and capped legs. Apply an eskusan on legs with lightweight, massaging movements, from foot to the hips. Repeat the procedure two or three times a day - depending on well-being. If there is damage to the integrity of the skin, the gel or cream is not applied, in order not to cause burning and irritation of damaged tissues. Do not forget to wash your hands right away to immediately, so that it is by chance that this agent did not hit the mucous membranes (eyes, nose, etc.). If necessary, these external means can use pregnant women or children.
About contraindications and side effects
Tablets can not be appointed in the following situations:
- with renal failure;
- at Allergies or hypersensitivity to escin;
- with a tendency to the formation of blood clots;
- pregnancy, if the term up to 12 weeks;
- in the implementation of breastfeeding kid;
- Children who under 12 years old.
Drops are not prescribed during pregnancy, during lactation, increased sensitivity to the drug, children whose age is less than 12 years old, with lactase deficiency and intolerance to galactose.
Dragee contains some escine, so they have a manufacturer only one absolute contraindication: insufficient kidney function.
In some patients, the eskusan (tablets or drops) can cause:
- squeeze or heartburn;
- Allergic reactions on the skin;
- In extremely rare cases - anaphylactic shock or Outlet Quincke.
But the external forms (gel or cream) cannot be used only if the signs of increased sensitivity to the composition components appear when applied.
So that the therapy is successful for it not only external dosage forms, but also internal. Do not neglect also the contrasting baths for the legs or shower, therapeutic gymnastics. In more severe cases, wear special tights or stockings. And during a long course of therapy with a phytopreparation of an Eskusan periodically attending your doctor, in some cases the kidney function is required.
