Gevkamen
Instructions for use:
- 1. Pharmacological action
- 2. Release form
- 3. Indications for the use of the ointment
- 4. Method of application
- 5. Side effects
- 6. Contraindications
Gevkamen is a plant-based anti-inflammatory drug used for pain in muscles and joints.
Pharmacological action of Gevkamen
Gevkamen is a remedy with a local irritating effect due to its constituent components: eucalyptus and clove flower oils, camphor, menthol (sometimes it is replaced with mint oil). When applied to the skin, the drug acts on the nerve endings, providing an analgesic and distracting effect.
Pure eucalyptus oil relieves pain and is often used to treat burns, wounds, and frostbitten skin.
Clove oil is known for its warming, pain relieving and anti-inflammatory properties.
Camphor is included in the ointment for its ability to stimulate blood flow.
Menthol has a moderate disinfecting and local anesthetic effect, it cools.
Peppermint oil is also known for its analgesic effect, beneficial effect on blood vessels.
Excipients of Gevkamen: paraffin and medical petroleum jelly.
Release form
White ointment with a specific smell of essential oils.
Indications for the use of Gevkamen ointment
Prescribe a remedy to relieve pain in myositis, neuralgia (pain in the nerve plexuses), arthralgia (joint pain), tendonitis (pain in the tendons).
Good reviews about Gevkamen, used for muscle pain, dislocation, sprains.
Gevkamen effectively relieves itching after insect bites.
Mode of application
The distracting and local anesthetic effect of Gevkamen's ointment is manifested if the affected areas are lubricated two or three r / day. The required amount of ointment is 2-3g.
Gevkamen can only be used externally.
Side effects
There are reviews about Gevkamen, which causes skin irritation after rubbing. In this case, it is necessary to abandon the use of the drug, reconsider the appointment.
In addition, numbness, burning, a feeling of coldness may occur in the places of treatment with Gevkamen.
If a burn appears on the skin due to the ointment, it is necessary to stop treatment, lubricate the affected area with a product containing dexpanthenol, for example, Bepanten.
Contraindications
The instructions of Gevkamen indicate that it cannot be applied to damaged skin. It is not recommended to use the ointment for the treatment of hypersensitivity to the oils and other components included in the composition.
Due to the content of essential oils, it is considered undesirable to use the ointment for the treatment of children.
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
