Cytoflavin is one of the most effective metabolic drugs, but it is not suitable for all patients. Therefore, often there is a need to find a drug similar to the principle of action. Fortunately, there are several drugs that can replace Cytoflavin - the analogs are of different types, based on identical active ingredients, as well as on other chemical components.
How to replace Cytoflavin?
First, consider the direct analogue of Cytoflavin in tablets - Cerebrohorm.
This drug is produced on the basis of the same components:
- Riboxin;
- succinic acid;
- riboflavin;
- nicotinamide.
In addition, the concentration of the active ingredients is also identical.
Cerebrohororm is used to normalize cerebral circulation in chronic insufficiency, ischemic pathologies, strokes. A feature of the described drug is that it is prescribed for the therapy of alcoholic, hepatic encephalopathy.
Other analogs of the preparation Cytoflavin (indirect):
- Mexidol;
- Cavinton ;
- Armadine;
- Glycine;
- Instenon;
- Mexiprim;
- Antifront;
- Tryptophan;
- Nikomex;
- Rilutec;
- Nucleus CMF;
- Cortexin;
- Keltikan;
- Neurotropine;
- Intelland;
- Glycid;
- Bolus Huato;
- glutamic acid;
- Borisol;
- Memori Plus;
- Cebrilizine.
Many of the above substitutes for Cytoflavin are generics of each other, so we will consider in detail only some of them.
Cytoflavin or Mexidol - which is better?
This analogue is based on ethylmethyl hydroxypyridine succinate. It produces mainly an antioxidant effect, but also exhibits antihypoxic, nootropic, membrane-protective, anticonvulsant and anxiolytic effects.
Mexidol is considered a more preferred drug, as the list of its indications is wider and, in addition to disorders of cerebral circulation, encephalopathies, includes:
- phase of subcompensation after transient ischemic attacks;
- craniocerebral trauma, their complications;
- vegetative dystonia;
- anxiety disorders;
- acute intoxication with antipsychotic medications;
- cognitive impairment of atherosclerotic origin;
- abstinence syndrome due to alcoholism;
- asthenic pathologies;
- elevated cholesterol ;
- susceptibility to stress.
The medicine improves the rheological properties of blood, its current through blood vessels and capillaries, metabolism, oxygen-exchange processes. Also Mexidol restores the condition and function of the ischemic myocardium in conditions of reversible cardiac dysfunction and coronary insufficiency.
Which is better - Cavinton or Cytoflavin?
Cavinton is based on vinpocetine. The mechanism of action of this substance is to increase the consumption of oxygen and glucose by brain tissue. As a result, blood circulation and metabolism improve, antioxidant effect is manifested. Also Cavinton
This generic Citoflavin has identical indications for use, and also has additional reasons for the appointment. In particular, Cavinton is used for chronic eye diseases with retinal and vascular lesions. Also, the medicine is effective for the therapy of otolaryngological pathologies - Meniere's syndrome, hearing loss by perceptual type, idiopathic tinnitus.
It should be noted that the drug Cavinton, too, can be replaced. The most popular and, moreover, inexpensive analogue (direct) is Vinpocetine.