Gerovital

Gerovital is a multivitamin medicinal complex that contains minerals and plant extracts.

Its use helps to stabilize metabolic processes occurring inside cells, and in addition to normalize cellular energy conversion and improve tissue trophism. Along with this, the medication ensures the healthy functioning of human immunity, as well as the correct functioning of all systems and organs of the body. [1]

Indications Gerovital

It is used mainly in elderly people with diseases affecting the CVS:

• therapy and prevention of vitamin deficiencies;
• prolonged or severe overloads of a physical or nervous nature;
• rehabilitation after severe pathologies or operations;
• prevention of the development of hypovitaminosis or iron deficiency anemia .

Release form

The release of drugs is realized in the form of oral liquid - inside bottles with a volume of 0.2 or 0.5 liters.

Pharmacodynamics

Gerovital contains the trace element Fe, which is required for the processes of erythropoiesis. The Fe component is a constituent of hemoglobin and certain important tissue enzymes.

Plant-based extracts demonstrate bioactivity in relation to the activity of CVS, as well as NS.

Hawthorn extract normalizes heart function, lowers increased blood pressure and increases the resistance of the heart muscle to hypoxia.

Motherwort extract has a mild sedative effect, reduces anxiety and fear, and at the same time reduces excitability and irritability.

The principle of the influence of drugs is associated with the action exerted by its constituent components. Vitamins are part of important enzymes that regulate the metabolism of lipids to carbohydrates and proteins. In addition, they are involved in the metabolism of minerals. A deficiency of vitamins in food consumed by a person leads to a disorder of cellular metabolism, a weakening of tissue trophism, a deterioration in the growth and repair of cells, as well as a decrease in immune activity.

Dosing and administration

The medicine should be taken before or with meals. The size of a standard portion is 5 ml 2 times a day (1 tablespoon corresponds to 5 ml of medication).

Treatment should last for at least 1 month. A more precise duration is determined personally for the patient by the attending physician.

• Application for children

The medicine is not prescribed in pediatrics.

Use Gerovital during pregnancy

The medication is not used to treat breastfeeding or pregnant women. Toxicological testing was not performed in these groups of patients.

Contraindications

The main contraindications:

• various disorders of absorption of Fe;
• an allergy associated with any of the elements of the drug;
• hypervitaminosis;
• hyperserosis.

Side effects Gerovital

Often, side signs develop in the presence of intolerance to any element of the drug.

Overdose

To date, there is no information regarding drug overdose. Intoxication can lead to the appearance of symptoms of hypervitaminosis.

Retinol poisoning can provoke diarrhea, alopecia, pain in the bones, head or abdomen, as well as fainting, vomiting, hepatosplenomegaly, nausea and hemorrhage of a subperiosteal nature.

In case of intoxication with nicotinamide, epidermal rashes or sudden severe hyperhidrosis may appear, and in addition, the heart rate and the respiratory process may become more difficult.

With such violations, symptomatic actions are performed.

Poisoning with other elements of the medication is extremely unlikely. If an overdose of Fe has occurred, deferoxamine is used for detoxification.

Interactions with other drugs

The use of the drug causes a weakening of the therapeutic effect of levodopa (due to the inclusion of pyridoxine in the combination of multivitamins).

Retinol reduces the drug effect of betamethasone.

In the case of the combined use of drugs and cycloserine, penicillamine or isonicotin hydrazide, the activity of pyridoxine is weakened.

The effects of salicylates are enhanced with vitamin C.

In addition, C-vitamin weakens the intensity of the effect of tricyclics, nitrofurantoin, anticoagulants, as well as fluphenazine with isoprenaline.

The absorption of B9-vitamin decreases in the case of a combination of the drug with sulfasalazine, methotrexate, trimethoprim, and in addition with triamterene, anticonvulsants and pyrimethamine.

Anticonvulsants potentiate metabolic processes, as well as biliary elimination of cholecalciferol.

With the introduction of Gerovital together with biguanides, the absorption of cyanocobalamin is weakened.

The combination of cholestyramine with laxatives based on mineral oils leads to a weakening of the absorption of retinol, tocopherol and calciferol.

The therapeutic activity of pyridoxine is weakened when used with isoniazid.

A decrease in its blood counts associated with potentiation of Zn elimination occurs when used together with disulfiram, cimetidine, phenytoin, and also with corticosteroids, diuretics, tetracycline, penicillamine, isoniazid with valproic acid, mercaptopurine with captopril, as well as ethanol.

Estrogens, which are part of hormonal contraception, can increase the blood values of retinol and C-vitamin; they also lower folate levels.

Fluorouracil and vinblastine with bleomycin and cisplatin reduce the absorption of retinol, as well as pyridoxine with thiamine.

A decrease in the absorption of the Fe element occurs when combined with tetracyclines or non-systemic antacids.

The influence of penicillamine and isoniazid causes the potentiation of the excretion of thiamines, due to which their therapeutic effect can be weakened.

Storage conditions

Gerovital should be kept out of the reach of small children. The temperature level is not higher than 25 ° C.

Shelf life

Gerovital is allowed to be used within a 36-month term from the date of release of the pharmaceutical product. The shelf life of an opened bottle is 90 days.

Analogs

The analogues of drugs are Gerimax, Trivit and Biovital with Kiddi Pharmaton, and in addition Energin and Dekamevit with Multimax.