Effortil tablets, 50, Effortil Tabletten

indication

The drug is a drug that increases blood pressure.
The medicine is used for disorders of circulatory regulation with low blood pressure (hypotension), which, when changing body position (for example, when getting up from a lying or sitting position), causes symptoms such as dizziness, a feeling of weakness, pallor, sweating, flickering or blackening. eye and is accompanied by a significant drop in blood pressure without an increase in heart rate.
way

Take the drug with a glass of liquid, preferably before meals.
The drug should not be taken in the afternoon or evening as its stimulant effect may make it difficult to fall asleep.
dosage

Always take this medication exactly as described or exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. If you are unsure, consult your doctor or pharmacist.
The recommended dose is:
For adults and children over 6 years old:
1 – 2 tablets 3 times a day. This corresponds to a daily dose of 15–30 mg etilephrine hydrochloride.
For children from 2 to 6 years:
½ – 1 tablet 3 times a day. This corresponds to a daily dose of 7.5 – 15 mg of etilephrine hydrochloride.
The need for taking the drug should be checked regularly.
Please talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you feel that the effect of this medicine is too strong or too weak.
If you take more medicine than prescribed
In case of an overdose of the drug, the following symptoms of poisoning may occur:
severe acceleration of the heart rate (tachycardia), irregular heart rhythm, excessive increase in blood pressure (possibly with headache), sweating, agitation, nausea, vomiting
Please tell your doctor immediately. He will decide on the need to remove the drug from the gastrointestinal tract and prescribe medicinal charcoal. Severe cases may require intensive medical monitoring and treatment.
If you forget to take your medicine
Do not take a double dose if you forget to take the previous dose.
If you stop taking your medicine
If treatment is interrupted or stopped prematurely, a return of symptoms can be expected.
Contraindication

The medicine cannot be taken
if you are allergic to etilephrine hydrochloride, sodium disulfite, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.
in case of disturbances in the regulation of blood circulation with low blood pressure, if the standing test increases blood pressure and heart rate (hypertensive reaction).
with high blood pressure (hypertension).
with overactive thyroid gland (thyrotoxicosis).
with an adrenal tumor (pheochromocytoma).
if there is an increase in intraocular pressure (narrow-angle glaucoma).
in case of disturbances in bladder emptying with the formation of residual urine, especially with an enlarged prostate gland (prostate adenoma).
if the vessels harden (sclerotic changes in blood vessels).
if the coronary arteries are severely narrowed and there is a lack of oxygen to the heart (coronary heart disease).
if the pumping function of the heart is insufficient (decompensated heart failure).
for cardiac arrhythmias due to significant acceleration of the heart rate (tachycardic cardiac arrhythmias).
if there is narrowing of the heart valves (heart valve stenosis) or narrowing of the large arteries.
for a special disease of the heart muscle associated with excessive and narrowing growth of the heart muscle (hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy).
in the first 3 months of pregnancy.
during breastfeeding.
children under 2 years old; Oral drops are available for this group of patients.
for rare congenital conditions, which may include intolerance to a component of the drug.