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Eretab medicine is made in the form of tablets, the main ingredient is Eperisone Hydrochloride. The drug is used to relax skeletal muscle during symptoms of spasticity and muscle spasms.1. What is Eretab?
Eretab medicine has the main ingredient Eperisone Hydrochloride 50mg. Eperisone Hydrochloride acts both on the central nervous system and on vascular smooth muscle, resulting in increased skeletal muscle relaxation and vasodilatation. This ingredient is effective in improving the symptoms associated with increased muscle tone (thanks to the mechanism of breaking the pathological spiral of skeletal muscle spasm). Eperisone Hydrochloride has also been shown to improve symptoms of hypertonia such as cervical spondylosis, shoulder stiffness, dizziness, headache, low back pain, and possible spasticity of the extremities. accompanied by cervical spondylosis, encephalopathy, periarthritis of the shoulder and lumbar.Indications for use of Eretab drug in the following cases:
Relaxing skeletal muscles in symptoms of muscle spasms, spasticity in diseases: Cervical spondylosis, spastic spinal palsy, postoperative sequelae (tumor tumours). cerebrospinal tract), traumatic sequelae (head trauma, spinal cord injury), cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cerebellar degeneration, spinal vascular disease; Improve symptoms of hypertonia associated with: Inflammation around the shoulder and lumbar joints, cervical spondylosis. On the other hand, the use of Eretab is contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients and excipients of the drug.
2. Usage and dosage of Eretab
Eretab is taken orally. The recommended dose of the drug is: Take 3 tablets / day, divided into 3 times after eating. The doctor will adjust the dose according to the age and severity of the disease of each patient.
There are no adequate data on the use of Eperisone Hydrochloride in overdose. However, there have been cases of children having seizures when they accidentally ingest large amounts of Eperisone Hydrochloride. Therefore, it is important to take the drug in the correct dose as prescribed. If unusual symptoms arise due to drug overdose, the patient should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.
If a dose of Eretab is forgotten, the patient should take it as soon as possible as soon as he remembers. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take your next dose at the scheduled time. The patient should not take a double dose of the drug.
3. Side effects of the drug Eretab
Side effects of Eretab are quite rare, only seen in a few cases. When taking the drug, patients may experience some side effects such as: Abdominal pain, nausea, muscle relaxation, dizziness, somnolence, loss of appetite, skin rash, indigestion, diarrhea, insomnia, irritability in the stomach. stomach, headache, constipation, ... When experiencing side effects of the drug, the patient should immediately notify the doctor to receive advice on the most appropriate response.
4. Be careful when using Eretab
Before and during the use of Eretab, patients should note:
Be careful when using Eretab in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to the drug or in patients with liver dysfunction; Special caution when using Eretab in people with symptoms such as fatigue, drowsiness, headache, ... If the patient experiences these symptoms, it is necessary to reduce the dose of the drug or stop the treatment. Patients should be warned not to engage in potentially hazardous activities such as driving or operating machinery; The safety of Eretab in pregnancy has not been well studied. The drug is only used in women who are pregnant or suspected of being pregnant after a doctor carefully weighs the benefits and risks to make an appropriate indication for the patient; Eretab is not recommended for women who are breastfeeding. If medication is required, the mother should temporarily stop breastfeeding; Although Eretab can cause headaches and dizziness, at a very low frequency, drivers and operating machines are not affected too much. Those who experience the above symptoms should be cautious when using the drug.
5. Eretab drug interactions
Drug interactions can make drug side effects appear, increase the severity of side effects, or change the effectiveness of some drugs. That is why patients should share with their doctor the list of drugs they are using for appropriate consideration and adjustment. At the same time, patients should not self-medicate, stop taking or change the dose without the permission of the doctor.
Some drug interactions of Eretab include:
Using Eretab at the same time with Methocarbamol may affect hearing; There have been cases of eye accommodation disorders when using Methocarbamol in combination with Tolperisone Hydrochloride (a substance similar to Eperisone Hydrochloride). When using Eretab, the patient should follow all instructions and recommendations of the doctor on dosage, how to use, note when using, ... This helps patients treat the disease definitively, effectively and avoid some unpredictable side effects.
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