Gelarium Hypericum
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
Gelarium Hypericum is a herbal preparation that has an antidepressant, anxiolytic effect.
Release form and composition
Dosage form - dragee: biconvex round, with a greenish-yellow shell (in blisters: 15 pcs., In a cardboard box 2 blisters; 20 pcs., In a cardboard box 3 blisters; 25 pcs., In a cardboard box 4 blister).
1 tablet contains:
- active substance: dry extract of the herb St. John's wort - 285 mg (extractant - 60% ethanol);
- auxiliary components: colloidal silicon dioxide, potato starch, lactose, magnesium stearate;
- shell: sucrose, macrogol, shellac, kaolin, calcium carbonate, gum arabic, titanium dioxide (E171), quinoline yellow (E104), green varnish (E104 / E132), talc.
Indications for use
- neurotic reactions;
- psychovegetative disorders, including apathy, decreased mood;
- mild and moderate severity of depressive conditions.
Contraindications
- age up to 12 years;
- lack of lactase, deficiency of sucrase or isomaltase, lactose or fructose intolerance, glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome;
- hypersensitivity (photosensitivity) of the skin to ultraviolet radiation;
- concomitant therapy with cyclosporine, tacrolimus (for systemic use), HIV protease inhibitors (including amprenavir, indinavir), warfarin, irinotecan, monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors;
- period of pregnancy;
- breast-feeding;
- individual intolerance to the components of the drug.
Method of administration and dosage
Dragee is taken orally with meals, swallowing whole and washed down with water as needed.
Recommended dosage: 1 pc. 3 times a day, the duration of treatment is 28 days or more.
If clinical symptoms persist after 28 days of therapy, you should consult a doctor.
Side effects
- from the central nervous system: headache, excessive fatigue, anxiety;
- allergic reactions: possibly - itchy skin, rash, skin pigmentation, eczema, photosensitivity, increased sensitivity to animal hair;
- from the digestive system: dryness of the oral mucosa, nausea, flatulence, abdominal pain (including the epigastric region), anorexia, diarrhea, constipation;
- on the part of the hematopoietic organs: iron deficiency anemia.
special instructions
One dragee contains less than 0.03 taken into account XE (bread units), this allows patients with diabetes mellitus to take the drug.
The simultaneous use of ethanol-containing drugs and the use of alcoholic beverages are contraindicated.
During the period and within 1–2 weeks after the end of treatment, prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, visiting a solarium, and using an ultraviolet lamp should be avoided.
The interval between taking MAO inhibitors and pills should be at least two weeks.
An undesirable phenomenon in the form of photosensitization occurs more often in HIV-infected patients.
The effect of the drug does not affect the patient's ability to drive vehicles and mechanisms.
Drug interactions
With the simultaneous use of the drug Gelarium Hypericum:
- indirect anticoagulants (warfarin, phenprocoumon), midazolam, digoxin, cytostatics (including imatinib), amitriptyline, fexofenadine, theophylline, methadone, benzodiazepines, nortriptyline, verapamil, finasteride, simvastatin - reduce their effectiveness;
- paroxetine, nefazodone, sertraline, buspirone, triptans (antidepressants) - can intensify their action and cause nausea, vomiting, confusion, fear, anxiety;
- thiazide diuretics, tetracycline, sulfonamides, quinolones, piroxicam - enhance their photosensitizing effect;
- general anesthesia drugs, narcotic analgesics - enhance their effect, causing prolonged sleep;
- reserpine - reduces its hypotensive effect;
- cyclosporin, indinavir, digoxin - reduce their blood concentration and therapeutic effect;
- ethinyl estradiol, desogestrel - increase the risk of breakthrough bleeding;
- theophylline - increases the rate of its metabolism;
- oral contraceptives - reduce the contraceptive properties, therefore, the use of additional barrier methods of contraception is required.
St. John's wort shortens the sleep period caused by barbiturates.
Analogs
Analogs of the drug Gelarium Hypericum are: Deprim, Reksetin, Tsipralex, Fluoxetine.
Terms and conditions of storage
Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at temperatures up to 25 ° C, protected from moisture and light.
The shelf life is 3 years.
Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
