Uses of Futiamine 500mg

Futiamine 500mg is made in the form of tablets, with the main ingredients including Hesperidine and Diosmine. The drug is used to protect blood vessels and reduce varicose veins.

One Futiamine 500mg tablet contains 50mg of Hesperidine and 450mg of Diosmine and other excipients. These two active ingredients have the effect of supporting veins and protecting blood vessels. Studies show that the drug has a therapeutic effect in venous disease, treating chronic venous insufficiency of the lower extremities. Specifically:
Hesperidine: A natural bioflavonoid, a plant compound with antioxidant properties. Hesperidin is a potential substance to help lower blood sugar and prevent other disorders such as high cholesterol and diabetes. Diosmine: A flavonoid with antioxidant effects, helping to enhance capillary function. This ingredient is mainly used to relieve the weakening of capillaries and veins of the lower extremities, to treat hemorrhoids. In general, Hesperidine and Diosmin are flavonoid compounds that increase venous tone and help protect blood vessels. When these two components are combined together, the drug helps prolong the vasoconstrictor effect of noradrenalin on the venous wall. The drug acts on the vascular system returning to the heart through the mechanism of reducing the tone and stagnation of the veins. In the microcirculation, Futiamine 500mg reduces capillary permeability and increases capillary strength.
Indications for use of Futiamine 500mg in the following cases:
Treatment of symptoms related to acute and chronic venous insufficiency - lymphatic vessels of the lower extremities such as: Heaviness, heat in the legs, pain, edema, impaired motor function, irritability in the early morning, muscle spasticity at night; Treatment of acute and chronic hemorrhoids. Contraindicated to use Futiamine 500mg for the following groups of subjects:
People with hypersensitivity to the drug's components or to sulphonamides; The patient has a history of Quincke's edema; Patients with decompensated heart failure have not been treated; Patients with severe liver or kidney failure; Patients with hypokalemia; Pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding.

Futiamine 500mg for oral use. Patients should take the medicine immediately after eating.
Dosage:
Venous insufficiency: Take 1 tablet/time x 2 times/day; In acute hemorrhoids: 6 tablets/day for the first 4 days. Then, the next 3 days take 4 tablets / day. Next, take the maintenance dose of 2 tablets/day; Chronic hemorrhoids: Take 2 tablets/day.

When using Futiamine 500mg, patients may experience some side effects such as: Digestive disturbances, mild autonomic disturbances (fatigue, headache, dizziness, cramps, sleep disturbances) , orthostatic hypotension). Patients should inform their doctor about the side effects of Futiamine to receive advice on appropriate management.

Some notes for patients to remember before and while using Futiamine 500mg:
Acute hemorrhoidal pain needs to be distinguished from anal diseases because Futiamine can not be a substitute for specific treatment for postpartum diseases. other subjects. The treatment with Futiamine 500mg is only short-term. If symptoms do not go away in a short time, re-examination of anal diseases and more effective treatment should be considered; Use caution when using Futiamine 500mg in patients with renal artery stenosis, the elderly, people who operate vehicles, machines or work at height; Do not use Futiamine 500mg for pregnant women and nursing mothers.

Some drug interactions of Futiamine 500mg include:
Futiamine should not be combined with Lithium; Caution should be exercised when futiamine 500mg is co-administered with potassium salts, anesthetics, arrhythmias and potassium-sparing diuretics or other antihypertensive agents. To ensure the therapeutic efficacy of Futiamine 500mg and reduce the risk of adverse side effects, patients should strictly follow their doctor's instructions. At the same time, the patient needs to inform the doctor about his medical history and the medications he is taking to receive the most appropriate advice.