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Atiglucinol medicine has the main active ingredients as phloroglucinol and trimethyl phloroglucinol. It is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of spasmodic pain in gastrointestinal, urinary and uterine dysfunction.
1. What is Atiglucinol?
Atiglucinol medicine has the main active ingredients as phloroglucinol and trimethyl phloroglucinol. Atiglucinol injection is manufactured and distributed by An Thien Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, Vietnam. Atiglucinol is commonly prescribed by doctors for the symptomatic treatment of spasmodic pain in gastrointestinal, urinary, and uterine dysfunction.
Dosage form: solution for injection Packing form: 4ml ampoules, each box contains 5 ampoules, 10 ampoules or 20 ampoules. Each tube of Atiglucinol contains: 40mg of phloroglucinol (as phloroglucinol dihydrate), 0.04mg of trimethyl phloroglucinol and other excipients.
2. Indications and contraindications of the drug Atiglucinol
Atiglucinol is indicated in the treatment of the following cases:
The patient presents with pain caused by gastrointestinal tract dysfunction, renal and urethral colic Pain, dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, uterine pain. In the treatment of pregnancy contractions, Atiglucinol injection is indicated as a supportive measure along with a proper lifestyle and rest regimen. Contraindications:
Patients with hypersensitivity to one of the components of Atiglucinol injection Patients with intestinal obstruction, functional paralytic ileus
3. Dosage and usage
To ensure safety and effectiveness during drug use, patients should absolutely follow the doctor's instructions on dosage and route of administration, do not arbitrarily use other routes and doses.
Dosage: 1-3 ampoules per day, intramuscularly or intravenously.
How should I handle an overdose or a missed dose?
When overdosing: If the patient shows unusual symptoms, please contact the medical facility as quickly as possible. The family needs to provide the medical staff with all the medicines that the patient is taking, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, etc. When a dose is missed: The patient needs to take a dose immediately. another dose as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose to remember, take your next dose as prescribed and skip the missed dose. Note: Do not make up for the dose by taking a double dose the next time.
4. Atiglucinol side effects
Rare cases of undesirable effects have been reported when using Atiglucinol injection. However, sometimes patients experience severe allergic reactions such as rash, urticaria, Quincke's edema, hypotension, shock.
5. Some notes when using Atiglucinol
Do not use Atiglucinol with other strong spasmolytics such as morphine and other derivatives.
For pregnant women: When using any drug on this subject, it is necessary to be very careful, to weigh the benefits and harms of the drug before deciding to use it. Atiglucinol injection causes unwanted effects on the fetus during pregnancy such as miscarriage, teratogenicity, malformation, ... Therefore, it is best not to use Atiglucinol on this subject. For nursing women: Atiglucinol is excreted in breast milk and affects the nursing infant. Therefore, the drug should not be used on this subject. If you must use it, consult your doctor. Atiglucinol has a shelf life of 24 months, so do not use it when it has expired or you notice changes in color, properties, dented, cracked shell, ...
6. Drug interactions
Do not mix Atiglucinol with drugs that contain noramidopyrine, because physico-chemical incompatibilities may occur.
Interaction with food: Some foods and drinks contain chemically active substances such as tobacco, beer, alcohol, ... can cause synergistic or antagonistic phenomena with Atiglucinol.
7. How to store Atiglucinol?
Before using any medicine, the patient needs to read the instruction sheet attached in the medicine box to understand the drug information. In it, it is necessary to note information on drug storage. The properties of drugs such as content, concentration, and sensory properties can be changed, degraded, or even toxic if not stored properly, out of reach of children and pets. Note to store the medicine in a cool, dry place, not moldy, avoid direct sunlight. When the medicine is expired or not used anymore, the patient should not throw it into the toilet or water pipe.
In summary, Atiglucinol injection has a good effect, causing little unwanted effects in the treatment of gastrointestinal, urinary and uterine pain if the drug is used in accordance with indications, dosage and route of administration. Therefore, patients need to carefully read the drug information and strictly follow the advice of medical staff, do not arbitrarily use other people's prescriptions or increase, decrease the dose as well as change the route of administration.
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