Alka-Seltzer

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Instructions for use:

1. Release form and composition
2. Indications for use
3. Contraindications
4. Method of application and dosage
5. Side effects
6. Special instructions
7. Drug interactions
8. Analogs
9. Terms and conditions of storage
10. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies

Prices in online pharmacies:

from 331 rub.

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Alka-Seltzer is a combined non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID).

Release form and composition

Dosage form - effervescent tablets: round, flat, white, chamfered on one side and engraved inside a convex circle protruding along the perimeter - "ALKA SELTZER" - on the other (in laminated paper strips of 2 or 10 pcs., In a cardboard box 5 strips of 2 pcs., 1 or 2 strips of 10 pcs.).

Active ingredients in 1 tablet:

Sodium bicarbonate - 1625 mg;
Citric acid - 965 mg;
Acetylsalicylic acid - 324 mg

Additional ingredients: siloxane / silicate, sodium saccharinate, sodium doss benzoate, povidone 25, lime and lemon flavors.

Indications for use

Alka-Seltzer is a drug for the symptomatic treatment of pain syndrome:

Headache (including after drinking alcohol);
Toothache;
Painful menstruation;
Sore throat;
Pain in joints, muscles;
Backache.

As an antipyretic agent, Alka-Seltzer is recommended for infectious-inflammatory and colds.

Contraindications

Absolute:

Hemorrhagic diathesis;
Exacerbation of erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract;
Asthma due to taking other NSAIDs or salicylates;
I and III trimesters of pregnancy;
Lactation period;
Simultaneous use of methotrexate at a dose of 15 mg per week;
Age up to 15 years, especially in cases of acute respiratory diseases caused by viral infections;
Hypersensitivity to drug components or other NSAIDs.

Relative (Alka-Seltzer is taken with caution):

Episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding;
History of gastric ulcer and 12 duodenal ulcer, incl. recurrent and chronic course of the disease;
Hepatic / renal impairment;
Gout;
Deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase;
Concomitant anticoagulant therapy.

Method of administration and dosage

Alka-Seltzer should be taken orally by dissolving the tablet in 200 ml of water (1 glass).

Adults and adolescents over 15 years of age are prescribed 1 tablet up to 6 times a day. At high temperatures and severe pain, a single dose may be increased to 2-3 tablets. The maximum permissible daily dose is 9 tablets, the minimum interval between doses is 4 hours.

Unless otherwise prescribed by the doctor, the duration of therapy should not exceed 3 days when using the drug to reduce elevated body temperature, and 5 days when taking Alka-Seltzer as an anesthetic.

Side effects

From the hematopoietic system: increased risk of bleeding;
From the side of the central nervous system: tinnitus and dizziness (usually signs of an overdose);
From the digestive system: latent or overt (tarry stools, vomiting with blood) signs of gastrointestinal bleeding (can lead to iron deficiency anemia), heartburn, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (including perforated); in some cases - increased hepatic transaminases;
Allergic reactions: skin rash, bronchospasm, anaphylactic reactions, Quincke's edema.

special instructions

Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) can cause hypersensitivity reactions, including an attack of bronchial asthma and bronchospasm. Risk factors are fever, nasal polyps, bronchial asthma, a history of allergies (skin rashes, allergic rhinitis), chronic bronchopulmonary diseases.

ASA has an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation, which can increase the tendency to bleeding. This fact should be taken into account when it is necessary to carry out a surgical intervention, even as small as a tooth extraction. To reduce bleeding during the operation, it is necessary to cancel Alka-Seltzer 5-7 days before the intervention. Be sure to warn the doctor about taking the drug.

Since ASA reduces the excretion of uric acid from the body, it can cause an acute attack of gout in patients with a predisposition.

The drug should not be prescribed to children under 15 years old, since if they develop a viral infection, the risk of Reye's syndrome increases, its symptoms: prolonged vomiting, liver enlargement, acute encephalopathy.

Patients on a diet with limited sodium intake should be aware that 1 Alka-Seltzer tablet contains 445 mg of sodium.

The drug has no negative effect on the speed of reactions and the ability to concentrate.

Drug interactions

Ethanol, anticoagulants (for example, heparin): the likelihood of damage to the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract increases, bleeding time increases;
Uricosurates (eg benzbromarone): decreases the uricosuric effect;
Digoxin: its concentration increases;
Thrombolytics: the risk of bleeding increases;
Valproic acid: its toxicity increases;
Antidiabetic drugs, including insulin: their hypoglycemic effect increases;
Systemic glucocorticosteroids, with the exception of hydrocortisone, which is used as replacement therapy for Addison's disease: the level of salicylates in the blood decreases;
Methotrexate at a dose of 15 mg per week: increases its hemolytic cytotoxicity;
Diuretics at a dose of 3 mg per day: decreases glomerular filtration;
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors at a dose of 3000 mg per day: glomerular filtration decreases and, as a consequence, the antihypertensive effect decreases;
Other NSAIDs and high doses of salicylates (from 3000 mg per day): the risk of ulcers and bleeding increases.

Analogs

Alka-Seltzer analogues are: Aspinat Alko, Zorex Morning.

Terms and conditions of storage

Store at temperatures up to 25 ° C out of the reach of children.

The shelf life is 3 years.

Terms of dispensing from pharmacies

Available without a prescription.

Alka-Seltzer: prices in online pharmacies

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Alka-Seltzer effervescent tablets 10 pcs.

331 r

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Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!