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Glucosamate is used to relieve pain when signs of osteoarthritis appear. Before use, you should consult your doctor for detailed advice and support about the drug. Here is some information to help you better understand what Glucosamate is?
1. Uses of Glucosamate
Glucosamate powder is used to treat signs of pain. However, not all pain is effective after taking the drug. Some specific pain is effective such as:
Protect joint cartilage Against arthritis leading to degeneration Prevent the risk of rheumatoid arthritis Prevent the recurrence of painful syndromes caused by damaged cartilage Treatment ankylosing spondylitis Anti cartilage damage when injured In addition, Glucosamate can be used with a number of other uses. Uses that are not prescribed will be explained and supported by your doctor when prescribing.
2. Dosage and how to take Glucosmate
Glucosamate powder should be dissolved with water before use. Glucosamate powder is taken orally. You need to ask your doctor about the amount of water to mix the medicine. Make sure the drug is completely soluble in water and the amount is just enough to avoid an unintended decrease or increase in drug concentration leading to a dangerous overdose.
The recommended dose of Glucosamate is usually 1 sachet per day. You will be prescribed Glucosamate treatment for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. During use, the doctor will remind and monitor all test results to capture the patient's condition to avoid unnecessary danger.
If you accidentally forget to use or take too much medicine with the prescribed dose, you should quickly notify your doctor. In case of using the wrong dose, detected in time can quickly control to avoid danger to health. Also, if you miss a dose, ask your doctor to add or skip a dose to suit your specific condition. Do not change your dose or stop taking your medicine without your doctor's approval. If you arbitrarily stop taking the drug or change the dose, it is very likely that you will become addicted to the drug or reduce its effectiveness compared to reality.
3. Notes before taking Glucosamate
Before using the drug Glucosamate, the patient should carefully read the instructions on the pharmaceutical composition of the drug. In some cases, patients with detected allergies to drug components should be changed to another drug or reduced drug concentration to minimize the risk of allergic reactions causing anaphylaxis or affecting the effectiveness of the drug during treatment.
Women who are pregnant or are exclusively breastfeeding are contraindicated to use Glucosamate. This subject may be affected by the drug because the mother's body and the child's body are connected during pregnancy or breastfeeding. In order to prevent the child from absorbing the drug, the mother should avoid taking the drug during pregnancy until she stops breastfeeding.
Before taking the drug Glucosamate, the patient should pay attention to his/her allergy history. With seafood allergies, you should be very careful because there may be a bad interaction with the drug.
4. Glucosamate side effects
Glucosamate can cause unwanted side effects. You should pay attention to early detection if you have the following symptoms to promptly go to the hospital for examination and treatment:
Nausea Chest tightness Heat in the chest Diarrhea Constipation Indigestion Stomach pain Loss of appetite Reactions This side effect is quite common but not all cases occur. You should regularly discuss the symptoms of your body with your doctor so that you can monitor and control it in time.
5. Interaction with Glucosmate
When using Glucosamate in combination with other drugs, it may cause reactions to increase the absorption of tetracyclines. Or the body appears to react with reduced absorption to penicillin and chloramphenicol. In addition, some drugs that reduce their effectiveness when used with Glucosamate were found to be doxorubicin, etoposide, teniposide.
The mechanism of interaction of the drug Glucosamate is quite complicated. You should consult your doctor for more information when prescribed. At the same time, in addition to finding out information about the drug, be sure to provide enough medical records and a list of drugs that are being used for the doctor to easily check and evaluate the safety of the drug Glucosamate when used for treatment.
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