Corvaluation
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
Corvalment is a drug with a vasodilating and calming effect of the central nervous system.
Release form and composition
Corvalment is produced in the form of capsules: gelatinous, soft, spherical or spherical, with a seam, from light brownish-yellow to slightly yellow or colorless, filled with a transparent oily with a yellowish tinge or colorless liquid, with the smell of menthol (10 pcs. In blisters, 3 blisters in a cardboard box).
1 capsule contains:
- Active substance: menthol solution in isovaleric acid menthyl ether - 100 mg;
- Auxiliary components: gelatin capsule shell (gelatin, propyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 216), methyl parahydroxybenzoate (E 218), glycerin).
Indications for use
- Mild angina attacks;
- Hysteria, neuroses;
- Headache associated with the use of nitrates;
- Sea and air sickness (as an antiemetic).
Contraindications
- Severe arterial hypotension;
- Acute disorders of cerebral circulation;
- Acute myocardial infarction;
- Children's age (due to the lack of experience with the drug in this group of patients);
- Hypersensitivity to drug components.
In severe attacks of angina pectoris, the drug is not recommended.
Breastfeeding and pregnant women can be treated in cases where the expected effect on the health of the mother is higher than the possible risk to the child / fetus.
The Corvalment does not contain sugar, so patients with diabetes can take the drug.
Method of administration and dosage
Corvalment should be taken under the tongue, holding the capsule until it is completely dissolved under the tongue (to accelerate the effect, the shell can be crushed with teeth).
A single dose for angina attacks - 1 capsule. The frequency of taking the drug is determined by the frequency of seizures.
The maximum daily dose of Corvalment in case of need for the treatment of angina pectoris and other conditions is 600 mg (6 capsules).
The duration of therapy is up to 7 days.
Side effects
In isolated cases, when using Corvalment, there may be: lacrimation, abdominal discomfort, nausea, dizziness.
With prolonged use, drowsiness and short-term arterial hypotension may develop. As a rule, these violations are short-term and go away on their own.
Also, during treatment, allergic reactions may develop, including rash, Quincke's edema, itching.
special instructions
Due to possible side effects in the form of dizziness and drowsiness, in the first hours after taking Corvalment, care must be taken when driving or performing work requiring increased attention.
Drug interactions
Allowed the simultaneous use of Corvalment with drugs that improve metabolic processes (vitamins, asparkam, riboxin).
Corvalation can enhance the effect of antihypertensive drugs, the sedative effect of opioid analgesics, psychotropic drugs, anesthetics and alcohol.
The simultaneous use of Corvalment with neurotropic drugs that depress the central nervous system may cause drowsiness.
Analogs
There is no information about analogues of Corvalment.
Terms and conditions of storage
Keep out of reach of children at a temperature of 5-25 ° C.
Shelf life is 2 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!
