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Mexiprim
Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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Mexiprim has a significant antioxidant effect on the human body.
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Indications Mexiprima
It is used for the following diseases and disorders:
- VSD;
- alcohol withdrawal, in which neurosis-like and vegetative-vascular disorders are observed;
- disorders of a nervous nature;
- cognitive impairments arising in connection with psychoorganic and asthenic syndrome, provoked by poisoning, neuroinfections, cerebral circulatory disorders or senile or atrophic manifestations;
- stress influence;
- memory and mental faculties problems in older people.
The injection fluid can be prescribed to eliminate cerebral blood flow disorders (acute stages), cognitive impairment of atherosclerotic origin and for the treatment of DCE.
Release form
The drug is released in tablets of 125 mg, 10 pieces per cell plate. The pack contains 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6 plates.
It is also produced as an injection liquid, inside ampoules with a capacity of 2 or 5 ml, 20, 50 or 100 pieces inside a box, together with a knife designed to open the cells with ampoules.
Pharmacodynamics
Because the drug is an antioxidant from the heteroaromatic subgroup, it has a wide range of activity. The drug increases the body's resistance to stress. During its use, an anxiolytic effect develops, which is not accompanied by the appearance of drowsiness or muscle relaxant effects.
At the same time, the medicine weakens and prevents the occurrence of learning and memory disorders, has anticonvulsant and nootropic activity in the elderly. Its antioxidant antihypoxic effects increase concentration and performance, and in addition, reduce the negative toxic effects of alcohol to a minimum.
The drug has a positive effect on brain tissue and systemic circulation, stimulating blood microcirculation and platelet aggregation. The powerful hypolipidemic effect of Mexiprim helps reduce cholesterol levels.
After entering the body, the drug quickly undergoes metabolic processes and is converted into glucuronide-conjugated metabolic elements.
Dosing and administration
The tablets must be taken orally, in a dose that is individually selected for the patient by the doctor (taking into account all the characteristics of the body), 2-3 times a day. Therapy should be started with a dose of 250-500 mg. It is recommended to use no more than 800 mg of the medicinal substance per day.
The duration of the treatment cycle depends on the intensity of the pathology and its type, as well as the severity of the patient's condition, and can vary within 5 days/6 weeks. The dosage portion should be reduced gradually, over the last 2-3 days of the therapeutic cycle.
Injections of the drug are administered intravenously (by jet or through a dropper) or intramuscularly, 1-3 times per day. The dose size of the drug is selected individually for each individual. If the drug is administered by infusion, it is first dissolved in NaCl liquid. Usually, the first injections require a dose of no more than 0.1 g, and then it is gradually increased.
The duration of the treatment cycle using injection fluid is determined by the patient's health condition and the intensity of the disease. It usually lasts for 7-30 days.
Use Mexiprima during pregnancy
Mexiprim should not be prescribed to breastfeeding or pregnant women.
Side effects Mexiprima
Taking the wrong dosage portions may result in side effects such as drowsiness, dry mouth, nausea and allergies.
Overdose
If Mexiprim intoxication develops, a feeling of drowsiness or, conversely, insomnia may occur.
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Storage conditions
Mexiprim should be stored in a dark and dry place, out of the reach of small children. Temperature indicators - no higher than 20 ° C.
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Shelf life
Mexiprim is allowed to be used within a 3-year period from the date of manufacture of the pharmaceutical product.
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Attention!
To simplify the perception of information, this instruction for use of the drug "Mexiprim" translated and presented in a special form on the basis of the official instructions for medical use of the drug. Before use read the annotation that came directly to medicines.
Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.