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What is Cuellar? What is the use and note when using it to bring high efficiency? All of this information will be provided in full and in detail in the following content.
1. What is Cuellar?
Cuellar medicine has the main active ingredient Ursodeoxycholic acid 150mg along with other excipients such as Povidone, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline cellulose, crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate, silicon dioxide, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, talc, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 6000, red iron oxide to form tablets.2. Uses of Cuellar
Cuellar drug has the following uses:
Dissolve small to medium cholesterol gallstones; Helps improve liver function for chronic hepatitis patients; The effect of protecting and restoring liver cells before or after drinking alcohol; Patients with dyspepsia, anorexia due to disorders in the biliary tract are also prescribed Cuellar.; The effect of supporting the treatment of cholesterol gallstones, cholecystitis, inflammation of the biliary tract. Cuellar is contraindicated in the following cases:
People who are sensitive to the ingredients of the drug; Patients with bile duct obstruction; Women with or suspected pregnancy; Patients with calcium stones with X-ray blocking or non-functioning gallbladder. Patients with chronic liver disease, peptic ulcer disease or inflammatory diseases of the small intestine and colon; People with cholesterol stones surrounded by calcium or stones consisting of bile pigments that are not dissolved by ursodeoxycholic acid; If you have to drive often, you should not use ursodeoxycholic acid because it can cause side effects such as dizziness, loss of concentration.
3. Dosage and how to take Cuellar
Cuellar is taken after meals, the patient is divided into 2 times, taken in the morning and evening.
Depending on the specific disease, the dose of Cuellar is not the same. Patients and doctors can refer to the following Cuellar dosage:
Treatment of cholesterol gallstones:
The effective dose is from 5 to 10mg /kg/day, the average recommended dose is 7.5mg/kg/day in patients with moderate physical condition. For patients with obesity, the recommended dose of Cuellar is 10mg/kg/day. Thus, the dose of Cuellar depends on the body weight that ranges from 2 to 3 tablets / day. Usage: Patients drink once in the evening or divided into two times morning and evening. The usual Cuellar treatment time is 6 months, however, if the patient has stones larger than 1cm in size, the treatment time can be extended up to 1 year to achieve the desired effect.
Treatment of chronic hepatobiliary disease:
Cuellar treatment dose is from 13-15mg/kg/day. Patients started at a dose of 200mg/day, then increased the dose in steps to achieve optimal Cuellar therapeutic dose at a period of 4-8 weeks of treatment. In the case of patients with hepatobiliary disease due to viscous mucus disease, the optimal dose of Cuellar is 20mg/kg/day. Patients should be careful not to overdose on Cuellar because the most common consequence is diarrhea. In case of overdose, the patient should immediately report to the doctor and go to the medical facility to be treated with symptomatic treatment and timely support.
4. Cuellar side effects
Cuellar medicine can cause common side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increased creatinine and blood glucose, leukopenia, stomach ulcer, skin rash.
In addition, the composition of Cuellar can form a calcium layer on the stone surface making it insoluble by bile acid therapy.
Patients with symptoms of side effects that do not improve and worsen over time should notify the treating doctor for timely advice and treatment.
5. Cuellar drug interactions
Do not use Cuellar at the same time with Cholestyramine: Because the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid is reduced because it binds to Cholestyramine and is eliminated. If Cholestyramine is needed, it should be taken every 5 hours so as not to be affected; Patients should not use Cuellar with estrogen-stimulating drugs, because it causes an increase in bile cholesterol; Patients should avoid using with antacids, activated charcoal, so as not to affect the effectiveness of treatment. The above is general information about Cuellar medicine, patients and doctors can refer to it for proper and effective use in the treatment process.
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