Gerimax Ginseng
Gerimaks Ginseng: instructions for use and reviews
- 1. Release form and composition
- 2. Pharmacological properties
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Method of application and dosage
- 6. Side effects
- 7. Overdose
- 8. Special instructions
- 9. Application during pregnancy and lactation
- 10. Use in childhood
- 11. Drug interactions
- 12. Analogs
- 13. Terms and conditions of storage
- 14. Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
- 15. Reviews
- 16. Price in pharmacies
Latin name: Gerimax Ginseng
ATX code: A13A
Active ingredient: ginseng (Ginseng)
Producer: Dansk Droge A / S (Dansk Droge, A / S) (Denmark)
Description and photo update: 2019-05-07
Gerimax Ginseng is a general tonic herbal preparation, the action of which is aimed at replenishing the deficiency of minerals and vitamins.
Release form and composition
Dosage form - film-coated tablets (in a cardboard box 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 or 15 blisters of 10 tablets and instructions for the use of Gerimax Ginseng).
Composition of 1 tablet:
- active substance: ginseng root extract (Panax Ginseng CA Meyer) - 200 mg (ginsenosides - 8 mg);
- auxiliary components: calcium hydrogen phosphate (Calcium hypophosphorosum), microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, gelatin, corn starch, magnesium stearate, macrogol 400, iron oxide.
Pharmacological properties
Ginseng root extract included in the preparation is one of the world's oldest and most studied herbal medicines.
The complex of biologically active substances contained in ginseng has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, helps to increase mental and physical performance.
The active substance of Gerimax Ginseng is produced in accordance with a special technology that allows obtaining the main components from Radix Ginseng by S. A. Meyer.
Indications for use
Gerimax Ginseng tablets are prescribed to achieve the following goals:
- increasing mental / physical performance, including with physical fatigue, during the period of increased mental and physical stress; increase in athletes' physical endurance (as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent);
- enhancement of sexual function; therapy of vegetative-vascular dystonia according to the hypotonic type; therapy of asthenic conditions during the period of convalescence in order to accelerate the recovery process after surgery and serious illnesses (as an additional tool in the complex treatment for neurasthenic syndrome);
- increasing the body's resistance to infections.
Contraindications
- increased nervous irritability;
- hypertonic disease;
- acute course of infectious diseases;
- convulsive conditions;
- pregnancy and lactation;
- age up to 12 years;
- individual intolerance to the components of the drug.
Gerimaks Ginseng, instructions for use: method and dosage
Gerimax Ginseng tablets are intended for oral administration.
Dosing regimen for adults and children over 12 years old: 1 tablet per day. The drug is recommended to be taken in the morning.
Side effects
Taking the drug can lead to the development of the following disorders:
- digestive system: rarely - diarrhea, nausea, vomiting;
- allergic reactions: rarely - allergic skin reactions (reactions, the development of which is associated with increased sensitivity to the components of the drug);
- others: very rarely - insomnia, headache, tachycardia, increased nervous excitability, increased blood pressure.
Overdose
- main symptoms: increased blood pressure, insomnia;
- therapy: symptomatic.
special instructions
You should inform your doctor about side effects and pregnancy.
To avoid the development of sleep disorders, Gerimax Ginseng is recommended to be taken in the morning.
The most effective is the use of the drug in autumn and winter, since ginseng has a clearly pronounced seasonality of action.
Application during pregnancy and lactation
Gerimax Ginseng is not prescribed during pregnancy / lactation.
Pediatric use
The drug is contraindicated in patients under 12 years of age.
Drug interactions
Caution must be observed with the simultaneous use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors, antidiabetic agents (due to the likelihood of an increase in the effect of hypoglycemic drugs).
Other possible interactions:
- loop diuretics: the likelihood of developing resistance to them increases;
- psychostimulants, analeptics (including caffeine, camphor): there is an increase in their effect;
- warfarin: its effect is enhanced;
- drugs that depress the central nervous system (including barbiturates, tranquilizers, antiepileptic drugs): when combined, Gerimax Ginseng exhibits antagonism.
Analogs
The analogues of Gerimax Ginseng are Ginseng tincture, Ginseng with vitamin C, Herbion ginseng, Doppelgerts Ginseng, Ginsana, etc.
Terms and conditions of storage
Store at temperatures up to 25 ° C. Keep out of the reach of children.
Shelf life is 2 years.
Terms of dispensing from pharmacies
Available without a prescription.
Reviews about Gerimax Ginseng
Reviews of Gerimax Ginseng are few, usually users point to the high effectiveness of the drug.
There are practically no reports of the development of side effects.
Price for Gerimax Ginseng in pharmacies
Approximate price for Gerimax Ginseng tablets 200 mg for 30 pcs. in the package is 540–686 rubles.
Anna Kozlova Medical journalist About the author
Education: Rostov State Medical University, specialty "General Medicine".
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
