Validol is a pharmaceutical that has been in use for many decades. The popularity of the drug is easy to explain: it really benefits the cardiovascular system of a person, while not causing any damage to health. The drug is a solution of menthol - a natural substance of plant origin. Validol has a vasodilating, soothing and reflex effect. It is significant that the therapeutic result when taking the medicine comes in a few minutes, which is especially important for acute manifestations of the disease.
Forms of issuance of validol
The medicine validol is available:
- in the form of tablets, including cachets with glucose;
- in the form of gelatin capsules with oily contents;
- in drip form in glass bottles;
- as an oil solution in bubbles.
Indications for the use of Validol
The use of Validol is due to its therapeutic properties. The drug provides:
- vasodilator effect on the vessels of the heart, brain in cardialgia, angina pectoris; headache caused by the intake of nitrates;
- calming effect on the CNS condition with neurosis, bouts of hysteria;
- antiemetic effect in case of air and sea sickness , toxicosis in pregnant women.
In marching conditions, an alcohol solution of validol can be used as an antipruritic and anti-inflammatory agent with insect bites, superficial wounds.
Validol - methods of administration and dose
The variety of forms of the release of Validol, as well as a wide range of its use create the need to understand the methods of application and dosage of the drug.
The most common method of taking (especially in the elderly) is the use of Validol in tablets. The tablet of validol is placed under the tongue, and, gradually dissolving, begins to have a therapeutic effect. Take liquid while not recommended! Also under the tongue lay a capsule of Validol. If it is necessary to accelerate the effect of the effect, a gelatin capsule is recommended to crack. The maximum daily dose is 600 mg (1 capsule weighs 100 mg).
Drops are taken sublingually. 4-6 drops of alcohol solution Validol are dripped on a slice of the raffinate and kept in the mouth under the tongue until complete dissolution. The glucose in the sugar stimulates metabolic processes in the body, which increases the contractility of the heart muscle. As an alternative variant is developed - Validol with glucose, the indication for the use of a combined preparation is the need to significantly accelerate the therapeutic effect of the drug substance.
Contraindications to the use of Validol
Despite the fact that the components that make up Validol are of natural origin, some side effects are possible. Contraindications mainly concern alcohol solution of menthol. Certainly, the medicine for alcohol can not be given to children and
Validol with glucose should not be taken to patients suffering from diabetes mellitus. Finally, all pharmaceutical forms of Validol are not recommended for use in severe arterial hypotension. In acute myocardial infarction, specialists warn against use of the remedy because validol smooths the manifestations of the disease, therefore it is difficult for physicians to control the development of the infarction in a patient.