Uses of Nootripam 800

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Nootripam 800 is used as a medicine to improve memory and brain function. Although the mechanism of action of the drug is not completely known, Nootripam has many uses, especially in diseases related to the nervous system.

1. What is Nootripam 800?


Nootripam 800 is a drug belonging to the group of manic drugs used to improve mental performance. This medicine contains 800mg of the active ingredient Piracetam with a number of excipients including: Lactose, wheat starch, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, sodium starch glycolate, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, titanium oxide, talc, sunset yellow, propylene glycol.
Nootripam 800 is prepared in the form of film-coated long tablets and has three packaging ways: bottles of 100 tablets, bottles of 200 tablets and boxes of 10 blisters x 10 tablets.
What is Piracetam in Nootripam 800? Piracetam is a common synthetic derivative of the neurotransmitter GABA (or gamma-Aminobutyric acid), a chemical messenger that helps slow down activity in the nervous system.
However, Piracetam does not seem to affect the body in the same way as GABA.
In fact, researchers are still not entirely sure how this drug works.

2. Uses of Nootripam


2.1 Uses of Piracetam in Nootripam 800
Other studies have observed that Piracetam improves brain function by increasing blood supply to the brain, as well as oxygen and glucose consumption, especially in people with mental decline.
Piracetam seems to support learning and understanding in children and adults with dyslexia, which may help people with dyslexia learn and read and spell better.
Piracetam can relieve symptoms of epilepsy – sudden involuntary muscle contractions, including: impaired ability to write, shower and eat.
Test-tube studies suggest that Piracetam may protect against dementia and Alzheimer's by preventing damage caused by the accumulation of amyloid-beta peptide - a peptide that tends to clump together between nerve cells and disrupt their function.
In addition, other human studies have also shown that Piracetam may help increase mental performance in older adults with dementia, Alzheimer's disease or general decline in brain function thereby helping to reduce dementia. memory and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.
In addition, Piracetam can also enhance the recovery rate after brain hypoxia injury, reduce platelet aggregation, make red blood cells recover their ability to deform and move through capillaries in the field. abnormally stiff red blood cells.
2.2 In what cases is Nootripam indicated for use?
Treatment of vertigo symptoms. Alcohol addiction treatment. Support in the treatment of dyslexia in children. Aids in the treatment of myoclonus of cortical origin. Treatment of memory impairment, poor concentration, or lack of alertness, poor attention, dizziness, behavioral disturbances, mood swings, poor attention to self, dementia due to multiple cerebral infarction foci in the elderly. Acute ischemic stroke – a condition in which a blood clot blocks a blood vessel to the brain quickly, causing brain cells not to receive enough oxygen and nutrients, which can cause brain cell death. Treatment of sickle cell anemia, an inherited anemia in which red blood cells are shaped like a sickle, and they are hard, sticky, and difficult to move through small blood vessels, which can easily clog blood vessels , or slow blood flow.

3. Dosage and how to use Nootripam


The dose of Nootripam used varies depending on the patient's condition, age, and response:
The usual daily dose is from 30 to 160 mg per kilogram of body weight, divided equally into 2 to 4 times drink. For elderly people with cognitive dysfunction and dizziness, take 1 tablet of Nootripam 800 mg each time, 3 times a day, up to 6 tablets per day can be used. In the treatment of alcoholism, the first phase of alcohol withdrawal, take 5 tablets of Nootripam 800 mg each time, 3 times a day. After that, use the maintenance dose of 1 tablet / time, 3 times a day. In patients with cognitive impairment after brain injury (with or without dizziness), the initial dose is 4 to 5 tablets 3 times a day. Maintenance dose, take 3 times a day and reduce the number of pills to 1 tablet / time, take the medicine for at least 3 weeks. In children with dyslexia, use 50mg per kilogram of body weight per day, divided equally into 3 times. Sickle cell anemia, total daily dose is 160mg per kilogram of body weight, divided equally into 4 times. Treatment of myoclonic tremor 3 tablets of Nootripam 800 mg each time, 3 times a day. Depending on the response of the patient, every 3 - 4 days increase by 6 tablets per day until the maximum dose of 25 tablets / day is reached. After reaching the optimal dose, try to reduce the dose of other concomitant drugs.

4. Special notes when using Nootripam


This drug is not used for the following people, before using it, tell your doctor if you:
Severe kidney failure (creatinine clearance CrCl less than 20 ml/min); Have Huntington's disease ; Liver failure; Allergy to Piracetam or any other ingredient of Nootripam; Pregnant women ; Breastfeeding person. If you have kidney failure or are older, you may need to have your kidney function monitored regularly, or reduce the dose as appropriate for your condition. Ask your doctor about the right appointment and dosage schedule.
Nootripam can cause drowsiness. Avoid using it if you need to drive or operate machinery.
Nootripam 800 mg may interact with some medications, make sure your doctor knows about all the medications you are taking or planning to take including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbal products or foods. function.
In the process of using Nootripam, some unwanted effects may occur, such as:
Fatigue Nausea, vomiting Diarrhea Stomach pain Abdominal bloating Restlessness Ease agitation Headache Headache Insomnia Somnolence . Nootripam is not toxic even at very high doses, so there are no special precautions to be taken in case of accidental overdose.
Nootripam is a hospital medicine, the doctor will prescribe it after fully checking your health condition. Follow the instructions and tell your doctor if anything unusual occurs that worries you.

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