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Neucotic drugs belong to the subgroup oriented to the treatment of psychotic syndromes. You may experience some mild to severe side effects after taking this medicine. Therefore, please read carefully the information about the drug and talk to your doctor before taking it.
1. Uses of the drug Neucotic
Neucotic drug is a pharmaceutical drug prepared from the active ingredient Gabapentin. Each Neucotic tablet will be prepared as an excipient with 300 mg of Gabapentin. This active ingredient is the component that carries the main task of the drug when it enters the body. Therefore, care should be taken if there is an allergic reaction to this ingredient.
Active ingredient Gabapentin in Neucotic is used to support some epilepsy-related diseases, which can be primary or secondary. Patients with this syndrome are usually children from 6 years old and adults. When taking Neucotic drugs, local problems in the nervous system will be resolved.
In addition to the use for mental illness, the drug Neucotic also affects the peripheral nerves. People with neuritis syndrome or nerve damage caused by diabetes should use medication. This group of patients is mainly adults.
2. Dosage and how to use Neucotic
Neucotic is used orally in the form of hard capsules. The best time to choose is to consult a doctor. Although there is no effect when taking before or after eating, the patient should choose the time when the body can best absorb the drug to use. If a person with epilepsy loses consciousness, it should be considered because medication is usually not responsive to the condition.
Neucotic is divided into doses for patients with epilepsy problems or neuropathic pain.
Epilepsy Patients undergoing treatment for epilepsy may develop partial or complete convulsions. This problem also depends on the severity of the disease of each patient. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the disease to be able to prescribe and prescribe the appropriate dose.
Patients over 12 years of age using Neucotic should be monitored and given the initial dose of 300 mg/day as a single dose. The next two days increase the dose to once a day. Thus, on day 2, the patient used 600 mg and day 3 was 900 mg.
Some other options can give patients a dose of 300mg / time with 3 times a day. After that, you should check your health so that the doctor can consider adjusting the dose if necessary. Usually patients get the benefit of the drug when the total daily dose is in the range of 900 - 3600mg. However, if you need to increase the dose, you should pay attention to not using more than 4800 mg per day.
Elderly and patients with liver and kidney failure should be based on the results of creatinine clearance to prescribe. The following are suggested dosages based on creatinine clearance results.
Clearance rate less than 15 ml/min administered 3 times/day 300 mg each time. Clearance rate less than 15 - 29 ml/min administered 3 times/day 300 - 600 mg each time. Clearance rate less than 30-49 ml/min administered 3 times/day 300-900 mg each time. Clearance rate less than 50 - 79 ml/min 3 times/day, 600 - 1800 mg each time. For children 6-12 years old, the dose is calculated by weight. Usually, the dose is prescribed according to weight with a dosage of 10 -15 mg/kg/day. In some cases it is necessary to adjust the dose to a maximum of 50 mg/kg/day. This formula will calculate the dose for a day then divide into 3 doses.
Neuropathic pain Patients with neuropathic pain should use the drug 300mg / time 3 times a day. If necessary, the doctor will increase the dose to ensure that the maximum daily dose does not exceed 3600 mg.
3. Notes before taking Neucotic
Before using Neucotic, you should carefully check the ingredients, if you have a history of allergy or hypersensitivity to the drug, report it to your doctor for timely handling. In addition, the dose used on the first day can be used at the lowest dose and then gradually increased to facilitate monitoring of the drug's response to the body.
Neucotic's effectiveness may be lost if used in patients with loss of consciousness. Therefore, doctors need to pay attention to the patient's condition before prescribing. Normally, if you need to stop taking the drug, do it for 1 week so that the body has time to get used to and adapt to the new changes.
4. Neucotic side effects
Back pain Abdominal pain Headache Fatigue Fever Dilatation Digestive disorders Viral infections Leukopenia Swelling Weight gain Muscle aches Fractures Memory impairment Depression Dizziness Dizziness Language disorders Difficulty sleeping
5. Interactions with Neucotic
When using Neucotic, you should be careful not to use it with antacids. If you are taking antacids, make sure to take Neucotic at least 2 hours apart to reduce interactions. In addition, report back to your doctor the list of medications you are taking along with the medical records to further evaluate your health condition.
The information about the drug Neucotic may not be complete or suitable for the needs you are looking for. If you are interested in medication, please go to the hospital for advice and guidance.
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