With such changes in the joints, drugs are prescribed from a group of chondroprotectors. They are able to stimulate tissue regeneration, prevent further destruction of the joints. This group of medicines includes teraflex. Our site in the proposed article will explain to readers, what actions are the medicine, when it can be used, is there any contraindications.
General information about the drug
Doctors recommend chondroprotectors with poor mobility of joints, pains in them, pain in the cervical or lumbar spine, arthritis, osteochondrosis and other diseases. Chondroprotectors are widely used during arthrosis, in complex therapy. The greatest efficiency is achieved when applying drugs in the initial stage of illness, then it is possible to remove the surgery for replacing the joint. And arthrosis appears when glucosamine and chondroitine appear in the body. It is these components that are present in chondroprotectors.
And now let's consider the composition of the teraflex. Immediately I will say that in the pharmacy you will meet 3 different packaging, having differences already in the title: Teraflex and Teraflex Advance - these are capsules. But if the packaging is written «Teraflex M», then this is a cream for outdoor use. Gelatin teraflex capsules, they are solid and transparent. Inside each capsule is powdered white or slightly yellowish color, sometimes crystalline inclusions are found. You can not feel the smell at all or slightly catch its specificity. Simply teraflex contains 500 mg of glucosamine hydrochloride and 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate.
There are auxiliary substances in composition: magnesium stearate, stearin acid, manganese sulfate.
In the package you will find a polyethylene bottle containing 100, 60 or 30 capsules.
Now let's get acquainted with the appearance of another drug «Teraflex Advance».
First, these capsules are also gelatin, but they have a white case on which the inscription is drawn in blue «Teraflex Advance”. Capsule Blue Lion Capsule. Inside the powder has an inhomogeneous form, color is usually white, minor shades are allowed. There are differences and in the composition. IN «Teraflex Advance» Glucosamine sulfate 250 mg, and chondroitin sulfate less - 200 mg. But 100 mg is present Ibuprofen.
But what an auxiliary substances are added: Corn Starch, Cellulose Microcrystalline, Starch Personalitinized, Sodium Carboxymethyl stroke, Steaarine Acid, Magnesium Stearate, Crospovidon, Pisidon, Silicon Dioxide. In addition to gelatin in the capsule shell, there is a dye. This preparation is available at 120 or 60 pieces in each bottle.
Teraflex M is a cream used in external purposes. Cream viscous, yellowish color, has a smell of menthol and camphor.
Its main active substances are chondroitin, glucosamine, peppermint oil, camphor. Additional components: Lanolin, Aloe tree, Cetyl alcohol, methyl apotrohydroxybenzoate, propylene glycol, macrogol 100 stearate, propyl aprichedroxybenzoate, dimethicone, purified water.
Tubes produced 56.7 or 27.4 grams.
pharmachologic effect
Capsules stimulate the regeneration of cartilage tissue. Glucosamine and chondroitin are active in the processes of connecting tissue biosynthesis, preventing and braking the destruction of cartilage, stimulating the regeneration of the surface of the cartilage. In addition, glucosamine enhances the creation of a cartilage matrix, protects it from damage. Another glucosamine protects the cartilage from the negative impact, the so-called metabolic destruction, which may appear with the constant admission of GCS (glucocorticosteroids) and the NSAIDs (so abbreviated by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory means). These drugs are often prescribed by patients with articular diseases. Chondroitin can be called an additional substrate to form a healthy matrix cartilage. More chondroitin strengthens the synthesis of many other substances that participate in the construction of cartilage tissue. Supports the required viscosity of the joint synovial fluid. Suppresses negative for the joint activity of those enzymes that harm cartilage, breaking it. Such enzymes include hyaluronidase, elastasia. Facilitates the symptoms of osteoarthritis, reducing the number of anti-inflammatory funds consumed.
As part of the Advance Teraflex is ibuprofen, it is needed in the drug to have an anti-inflammatory, painful and antipyretic effect. Moreover, chondroitin and glucosamine in such a complex amplify (potential) action ibuprofen.
The Teraflex cream revealed anti-inflammatory and improving regenerative processes. The cream removes pain, prevents the degeneration of cartilage, improves the functioning of the sore joint. The components of the cream applied to the patient area immediately begin their therapeutic effects, strengthening the joint, inhibit the activity of enzymes and superoxide radicals that destroy the surface of the cartilage. Camphor improves blood circulation in the joints arranged around it fabrics, shows a small antiseptic effect. Peppermint oil will cause local distracting, painful, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect.
Indications for use
The use of capsules, cream can help in the following cases:
- osteoarthritis of the first, second and third degrees;
- Osteochondrosis;
- Degenerate-dystrophic spinal lesions (protrusions, disk hernias);
- injuries affecting the spine or joint.
Contraindications and side effects
Our site warns readers that not everyone is well transferred to the course of treatment with drugs, rarely, but still happen:
- diarrhea, constipation, pain in the area of the stomach;
- drowsiness or insomnia, dizziness;
- Tachycardia, Highway, Allergic Reactions.
All this passes, if the drug cancel. If a person overestims the dose of the Advance Teraflex, then they may occur: bronchospasm, shortness of breath, gastric bleeding, heartburn, vomiting, tinnitus, impairment, anemia, violations in blood formula and other serious diseases.
These drugs are contraindicated, if the patient has an individual intolerance to at least one of the components that are part of. With phenylketonuria, any allergic reactions are not prescribed the drug.
Teraflex Advance is contraindicated in hemophilia, exacerbations of ulcerative processes of the digestive tract, intracranial hemorrhage, hemorrhagic diattes, «aspirin asthma».
Caution is required when prescribing patients suffering from diseases of the kidneys, heart, liver, blood, diabetes mellitus.
By the way, if the patient has allergies to shrimps, mollusks, the risk of intolerance to these drugs increases.
How to use medicine?
Adults and children who have reached the age of 15, the teraflex is prescribed usually on one capsule inside three times a day - this is the first three weeks of treatment. Next, you can also take a medicine in one capsule, but only twice a day. The course of treatment is determined by the doctor, it can be from 3 to 6 months. If necessary, after the break, the doctor may recommend to conduct more treatment courses, it all depends on the disease. The technoflex reception does not depend on food eating, that is, it can be carried out at any time convenient for you. Swallow a capsule and drink enough water.
But the dosage of the teraflex Advance: adults need to take the drug three times a day for two capsules, be sure after eating. Drug to take no more than three weeks, and then it is desirable to consult with the attending physician.
The cream is used locally. To do this, it is necessary to squeeze a small strip of cream (2 or 3 centimeters) near the sore joint and labeled with light movements until the full absorption. Do so need from two to three times a day.
special instructions
- If you apply other drugs to treat your ailments, then tell a doctor about it, which is treating your joints. The fact is that these capsules adopted inward can enhance or weaken the therapeutic effect of some funds. For example, absorption (suction) of tetracycline increases. Theraflex reduces the effect of chloramphenicol and semi-synthetic antibiotics of the penicillin row. Chondroitin strengthens the effect on the organism of substances that prevent blood clotting processes.
- With long-term treatment it is necessary to control the liver condition and blood pattern.
- If the determination of 17-ketosteroids is scheduled, it is necessary to stop receiving the teraflex or the Advance Teraflex 48 hours before the study.
- The medicine manufacturer warns that patients in the days of reception capsules should refrain from such activities that require the speed of reaction, increased attention.
- During treatment, do not drink alcoholic beverages.
- Teraflex Advance do not prescribe to children up to 12 years old, and simply teraflex can only be taken upon reaching 15 years.
- The data that is shown is harmful to the teraflex during pregnancy and feeding baby breasts, absent, studies have not been carried out in women in sufficient quantities. Therefore, the medicine is better not to use in these periods so as not to harm the embryo and newborn.
Teraflex Advance reduces the diuretic activity of hypothiazide, Furosemide. Enhances the effect of sugar drugs. Can provoke ulcers and bleeding in the stomach with a joint admission with aspirin, diclofenac, estrogens.
Only a doctor can decide how to take several drugs, how to divide their receptions, reduce or increase their doses.
Special conditions for storing data not required. The main thing is that the place is dark and inaccessible for young children. Do not prescribe the drug yourself, you will certainly consult a doctor to not harm the body and not cause a number of side effects. And remember that capsules effectively affect if they are taken a long course, that is, at least six months, if you have a launched form of the disease.
