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Osaglu contains the main ingredient Glucosamine sulfate sodium chloride, an effective drug on the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, treating both acute and chronic degenerative osteoarthritis diseases. Osaglu belongs to the group of prescription drugs, so to ensure effective use, patients also need to follow the instructions of a specialist, and refer to more information about Osaglu's uses in the article below.1. What are the uses of Osaglu?
1.1. What is Osaglu? Osaglu is a pain reliever, antipyretic, non-steroid anti-inflammatory, a drug for the treatment of Gout and osteoarthritis, with registration number VD-18663-13, issued by Branch of Armephaco Joint Stock Company - Pharmaceutical Factory 150 - Produced by the Ministry of Defense. With the main active ingredient is Glucosamine (in the form of glucosamine sulfate sodium chloride) 250mg content.
The drug is prepared in the form of capsules, blisters of 10 tablets, boxes of 6 blisters. Osaglu is recommended for use by adults (aged 18 years and older).
1.2. What does Osaglu do? Glucosamine is an amino-monosaccharide, which is a material that stimulates cells in articular cartilage to increase synthesis, while inhibiting enzymes that destroy articular cartilage and reducing free radicals that are responsible for destroying cartilage cells. At the same time, it also stimulates the reproduction of bone connective tissue, reducing the process of bone calcium loss. Therefore, Glucosamine is a drug acting on the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, treating both acute and chronic degenerative osteoarthritis with pain or no pain, improving joint function and preventing disease progression. Worsening development, restoration of articular cartilage structure. Osaglu is prescribed by doctors for use in cases of: All degenerative joint diseases, including primary and secondary degenerative such as shoulder/hand/knee/hip/spine osteoarthritis, arthritis periarticular, fracture, atrophy, osteoporosis, acute and chronic arthritis. Contraindications:
Patients who are allergic to the main active ingredient Glucosamine or any of the excipients of the drug. Children under the age of 18. Women who plan to become pregnant, are pregnant or breast-feeding.
2. Usage of the drug Osaglu
2.1. How to take Osaglu Osaglu drug is taken orally, should be taken 15 minutes before meals. Swallow the tablet whole with water, do not crush, damage the drug or mix Osaglu with any other mixture to drink. Strictly follow the dose prescribed by the doctor, do not arbitrarily add or reduce the dose without the approval of the treating doctor. 2.2. Dosage of Osaglu mild and moderate osteoarthritis syndrome: Take 500mg once a day. The duration of use is from 4 to 12 weeks or longer depending on the clinical symptoms of the disease. It is possible to repeat 2 to 3 courses of Osaglu treatment in 1 year. Severe degenerative joint disease: Take 3 times a day, 500mg each time for the first 2 weeks. Then maintain 2 times a day, each time 500mg for the next 6 weeks. Maintenance treatment: Within 3-4 months then take 500mg each time, 2 times in a day. Handling missed dose:
Take the dose of Osaglu as soon as you remember. For drugs that do not have strict time requirements, they can be taken 1 to 2 hours later than when they should be taken as prescribed by the doctor. However, if the current time is too far from the time to take the medicine, skip the missed dose and absolutely do not double the dose to make up because it can cause many disadvantages to your health. Overdose treatment:
If there are any unusual signs when using Osaglu overdose, you should immediately notify your doctor or go to the nearest medical facility for examination and timely treatment.
3. Note when using Osaglu
Do not use Osaglu after the expiry date printed on the package, or if the tablet is moldy, discolored, watery or the packaging is open. The essence of Glucosamine is a drug that treats the cause of osteoarthritis, so the effect of the drug in each patient will be different, usually after at least 1 week, so if the patient has a lot of pain, they can use anti-anxiety drugs. associated inflammation in the early days. Osaglu drug does not cause gastrointestinal disorders, so it can be used for long-term treatment. Should be repeated after 6 months or less depending on the disease condition and symptoms of each patient. The active ingredient Glucosamine can cause abnormalities in the blood glucose test index, so it is necessary to inform your doctor about what medicine you are taking if you go for regular health check-ups or are hospitalized for treatment. Patients with diabetes should monitor their blood glucose levels closely when taking glucosamine-containing products, which may require an increase in dose or a change in medication. If you have surgery and need to tell your doctor about the dose of glucosamine you are taking, you may need to stop taking Osaglu for a while before your surgery. Do not use the drug for women who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breast-feeding because there have not been many studies on the use of Osaglu in this group of people. There have been adverse reports of some cases of hepatotoxicity associated with the use of Glucosamine, therefore, if a patient develops elevated liver enzymes during use, consideration should be given to discontinuing use of Glucosamine. Osaglu should be used with caution in patients with renal failure due to its nephrotoxicity.
4. Side effects of Osaglu
Using Osaglu in high doses causes gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea, bloating, digestive disorders, loose stools. Active ingredient Glucosamine may cause rare adverse reactions on the cardiovascular system (tachycardia, peripheral edema); reactions on the skin (redness of the skin) and nervous system (headache, somnolence, insomnia). Rarely causes acute interstitial nephritis, increased intraocular pressure.
5. Osaglu drug interactions
There are some reports of increased anticoagulant effect when using preparations containing Glucosamine with Warfarin. The Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) recommends that patients taking warfarin should not take it with glucosamine. Osaglu should also be used with caution in patients receiving antiplatelet agents. Glucosamine can interact with Doxorubicin and Etoposide, it is better not to use these drugs together.
6. How to store Osaglu
Osaglu storage time is 24 months from the date of manufacture. The medicine should be stored in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight or too humid places such as bathrooms, refrigerators. Reasonable storage temperature is below 30 degrees Celsius. Keep out of reach of children and pets. The above is some information about Osaglu drug and is for reference only. Because this is a prescription drug, patients should not use it on their own, but need to contact a specialist directly to get an appropriate prescription to ensure safety for health.
