This drug is a complexing agent that has a desensitizing, detoxifying, anti-inflammatory and anti-edematous effect. Sodium thiosulfate is used intravenously in various areas of medical practice due to its ability to form compounds with heavy metals and remove them from the body.
The medicine is widely used to combat severe poisoning with arsenic, lead, iodine, mercury. Also, the drug is effective in the treatment of scabies, since the anhydride and sulfur formed during oxidation cause the mite and its eggs to die. In addition, it is used in the complex therapy of neuralgia , allergy and arthritis.
Sodium thiosulfate intravenously in gynecology
This drug is widely spread in the treatment of such female diseases:
- Infertility associated with the lack of ovulation. Injections of thiosulfate allow to eliminate the symptoms of allergy, which arises in the fight against infertility actovegin.
- Due to its ability to fight inflammation, the drug is actively used in ovarian cysts.
- With tuberculosis of the genital organs, sodium thiosulfate can also be injected intravenously. They are included in the combination therapy against the disease, which involves the intake of vitamins, enzymes and anti-tuberculosis drugs.
- Endometriosis is dangerous because there is a risk of its transformation into a cancerous tumor. As a rule, hormonal preparations are prescribed in this case. However, sometimes patients are given thiosulphate to eliminate inflammation and resorption of scar tissue.
Instructions for the use of sodium thiosulfate intravenously
Treatment should begin immediately after diagnosis. Adults appoint 50 ml of solution, children - 0.25 g per kilogram of body weight.
The medicine is slowly injected. Thus it is necessary to monitor the pressure. If it starts to decline confidently, then the rate of administration of the drug is reduced.
Side effects with intravenous administration of sodium thiosulfate
Undesirable effects occur rarely. Sometimes there are:
- pressure drop;
- nausea;
- headache;
- sensation of salt in the mouth;
- feeling of warmth in the body.
Often there were side effects when using large amounts of medicine or at a high rate of administration.
Also, the appearance of allergic symptoms in persons with intolerance to any components is not ruled out.