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Mecothepharm belongs to the group of mineral and vitamin drugs. The drug is effective and how to use it, please refer to the article below.
1. Learn about the drug Mecothepharm
The drug is manufactured by Thanh Hoa - Vietnam Pharmaceutical - Medical Supplies Joint Stock Company with the registration number VD-23781-15. Mecothepharm belongs to the group of mineral and vitamin drugs, prepared in the form of an injection solution. The drug is packaged in boxes of 10 tubes x1ml, boxes of 50 tubes x 1ml and boxes of 100 tubes x1ml. Mecothepharm medicine contains the main ingredient is Mecobalamin with the concentration of 500mcg/ml and other excipients just enough.
2. Uses of Mecothepharm
With the main active ingredient is Mecobalamin, the drug is usually indicated for use in cases such as:
People with pathology caused by damaged peripheral nerves People with red blood cell anemia Active ingredient Mecobalamin is a preparation. The product of vitamin B12 in the form of a coenzyme is found in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Mecobalamin is transferred more into nerve tissue than other forms of vitamin B12. Based on biochemical mechanisms, Mecobalamin enhances protein, lipid and nucleic acid metabolism through methyl group transfer reactions.
Pharmacologically, Mecobalamin has the effect of repairing damaged nerve tissue and blocking the conduction of abnormal nerve impulses. Mecobalamin helps promote the division and maturation of erythrocytes, and heme synthesis, so it is effective in treating anemia. Clinically, Mecobalamin is used to treat patients with macrocytic anemia, peripheral neuropathies such as diabetic neuritis, polyneuritis. Mecobalamin was the first vitamin B12 preparation to be clinically effective in double-blind studies.
3. Recommended dosage and how to take Mecothepharm
Mecothepharm is prepared in the form of an injection solution, so the drug will be absorbed into the body by intramuscular or intravenous injection. Recommended Dosage:
For Adults with Peripheral Neuropathy: Three times per week, 1 ampoule each, IM or IV For adults with adult megaloblastic anemia: Three times 1 ampoule per week, IM or IV. After about 2 months of treatment, the patient switched to a maintenance dose of 1 - 3 months of repeated injection of 1 ampoule. Contraindications of Mecothepharm
4. Mecothepharm side effects
The drug has rare side effects such as: diarrhea, skin rash, headache, sweating, loss of appetite, nausea, feeling hot in the face.
Note that the drug should be discontinued if there is no response after many months of use.
The above are the uses of Mecothepharm, patients need to carefully read the instructions and use the medicine as indicated to get the best treatment results.
