Pantogam is an effective nootropic.
Composition, release form and analogues
As the reviews indicate, "Pantogam" is produced in the form of syrup and white flat-cylindrical tablets that contain the active ingredient - calcium s alt. Auxiliary components are methylcellulose, magnesium hydroxycarbonate, talc, calcium stearate. Medicines that have a similar effect include Pantocalcin, Calcium Hopantenate, Hopantenic Acid, Gopantam.
Pharmacological properties
The nootropic properties of the drug are associated with the presence in its structure of gamma-aminobutyric acid, which affects the receptors of the channel complex. The use of the drug increases the resistance of the brain to the negative effects of toxins and hypoxia, accelerates anabolic processes in neurons, reduces motor excitability and creates an anticonvulsant effect. As the reviews show, "Pantogam" has a mild stimulating and moderate sedative effect. The drug increases mental and physical performance.
Drug"Pantogam": reviews of doctors and indications for use
Doctors recommend taking a remedy for the treatment of schizophrenia, which is accompanied by cerebral organic insufficiency. The drug is prescribed for neurotic disorders, cognitive disorders resulting from organic brain damage, the effects of neuroinfections, the consequences of traumatic brain injuries. With the help of the drug, extrapyramidal hyperkinesias are treated, which are the result of hereditary ailments of the nervous system. The drug helps with cerebrovascular insufficiency, psycho-emotional overload, decreased physical performance and mental activity, epilepsy, urination disorders.
For children, the drug is prescribed for developmental delays and mental retardation, hyperkinetic disorders, neurosis-like states (stuttering, tics). The medicine must be taken for cerebral palsy, perinatal encephalopathy.
Pantogam medicine: reviews, price, instructions for use
Children should be given medication at a dosage of 0.25-0.5 g three times a day, adults - up to 1 gram. It should be taken orally 30 minutes after a meal. The duration of therapy can be 1-4 months. With epilepsy, as the reviews indicate, "Pantogam" in combination with anticonvulsants had to be taken for more than a year. The cost of the funds is 330 rubles.
Contraindications and side effects
Forbiddenuse the medication for pregnant and lactating mothers, patients suffering from acute severe renal pathologies, as well as for hypersensitivity. According to reviews, "Pantogam" can cause rhinitis, conjunctivitis, skin rashes. In addition, after taking the remedy, some patients experienced tinnitus, they had sleep disturbances. Side effects are usually short-term and do not require discontinuation of therapy. With an overdose, side effects increase.
