Festal - Instructions For Use, Indications, Analogues

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Festal

Instructions for use:

1. 1. Pharmacological action
2. 2. Release form
3. 3. Indications for use
4. 4. Method of application
5. 5. Side effects
6. 6. Contraindications

Prices in online pharmacies:

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Festal is an enzyme preparation.

Pharmacological action of Festal

The use of Festal leads to compensation for the secret function of the pancreas and the secretion of bile by the liver. The enzymes included in Festal and its analogues facilitate the absorption of proteins and carbohydrates in the small intestine, promote the breakdown of fiber, which improves the digestion process and reduces gas emission in the intestine, has a choleretic effect, and improves the absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins.

In the same way, analogs of Festal act on the patient's body: Biofestal, Digestal, Normoenzym, Panolez and Ferestal.

Release form

Festal is available in the form of dragees.

Indications for use

According to the instructions, Festal should be taken by patients with insufficient exocrine pancreatic function, which leads to chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis. Festal also has indications for chronic diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver and gall bladder.

The use of Festal is also justified in the case of the use of combination therapy after irradiation of the organs of the digestive tract, which led to disruption of the work of these organs.

Mode of application

According to Festal's instructions, it must be taken orally, during or after meals, without chewing, it is possible to drink Festal with a small amount of liquid.

The standard adult dose is 1-2 tablets 3 times a day. When examining the digestive tract, according to reviews of Festal, it is necessary to take 2 tablets 2-3 times a day 2-3 days before the start of the examination. Higher doses should only be taken after consulting a doctor! The use of Festal can vary in duration from several days to several years, depending on the patient's diseases.

Side effects of Festal

Festal can cause side effects in the digestive system, namely: nausea, diarrhea, decreased bile production. According to reviews of Festal, with prolonged use in high doses, hyperuricosuria, irritation of the oral mucosa, and perianal irritation may occur.

Contraindications

Festal should not be used in the case of a patient's illness with acute pancreatitis, liver failure, hepatitis, jaundice, gallstone disease, empyema of the gallbladder, intestinal obstruction.

It is also worth noting that Festal should be taken with extreme caution in case of cystic fibrosis, the dose should correspond to the quality and quantity of food taken by the patient.

During pregnancy and lactation, the use of Festal is possible only if the possible benefits of Festal are much greater than the possible risk to the fetus.

Festal: prices in online pharmacies

Drug name Price Pharmacy

Festal 4.5 + 6 + 0.3 thousand FIP + 25 mg + 50 mg enteric dragees 10 pcs. RUB 75 Buy

Festal of other intestinal herbs. 10 pieces. RUB 86 Buy

Festal 4.5 + 6 + 0.3 thousand FIP + 25 mg + 50 mg enteric dragee 20 pcs. 124 RUB Buy

Festal dragee enteric solution. 20 pcs. RUB 128 Buy

Festal dragees of intestines. 40 pcs. 234 r Buy

Festal 4.5 + 6 + 0.3 thousand FIP + 25 mg + 50 mg enteric dragee 40 pcs. 234 r Buy

Festal 4.5 + 6 + 0.3 thousand FIP + 25 mg + 50 mg enteric dragee 100 pcs. 585 RUB Buy

Festal dragees of intestines. 100 pieces. 602 RUB Buy

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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!