Pharmaceutical preparation "Viprosal". Instructions for use

Pharmaceutical preparation "Viprosal" instructions for use refer to locally irritating anesthetics. The medication is available in the form of an ointment, one gram of which contains 0.05 mg of viper venom, ten milligrams of salicylic acid, thirty milligrams of racemic camphor and ten milligrams of turpentine turpentine in an emulsion-based manner. Additional ingredients - vaseline, solid paraffin, cetyl stearyl sulfate, sodium chloride, glycerin, purified water.

In the pharmacy network is distributed in tubes of aluminum (weighing thirty or fifty grams). Ointment "Viprosal" is a white (or yellow shade) mass, smelling of camphor and turpentine.

Information on the pharmacokinetics of the drug is not available. Data on drug interactions are also absent.

The drug under consideration stimulates the sensitive receptors of the subcutaneous tissue and skin, dilates the vessels and improves trophism of the tissues.

The medication "Viprosal" instructions for use prescribes for arthralgia, neuralgia, myositis, rheumatic pain, sciatica (lumbosacral radiculitis), lumbago (paroxysmal intense pain in the lumbar region).

Has this drug and some contraindications. Thus, it is not prescribed for patients with sensitive skin to the components of the medicine, for violations of the integrity of the skin (including purulent and allergic diseases), active pulmonary tuberculosis, coronary and cerebral blood flow disorders, propensity to angiospasm, severe malfunction of kidneys or liver , Pregnancy, and also during the period of natural feeding (lactation during the treatment is suspended). In addition, this drug is contraindicated in a febrile state (a sharp increase in the body temperature of the patient), cachexia (extreme exhaustion).

The drug "Viprosal" (ointment), the instruction indicates this, can cause itching, swelling, urticaria. The listed side effects disappear, usually after the withdrawal of the drug. In order to minimize the risk of developing undesirable phenomena before starting its use, it is necessary to determine the sensitivity to the medication. To do this, a small amount of ointment should be applied to the skin. In the absence of a negative reaction, it can be treated with this drug.

Pharmaceutical preparation "Viprosal". Instructions for use, recommended volume

The medication is used topically. Five to ten grams of ointment, which is one or two teaspoons, is applied to problem areas several times a day (rubbed for two to three minutes), until pain is eliminated. The duration of therapy depends on the severity and nature of the disease. As a rule, it is from one week to a month. The possibility of using this medication to treat children is determined by the district pediatrician.

No cases of drug overdose have been recorded at the moment.

special instructions

If unintentional swallowing of the ointment is recommended, consult a specialist. After carrying out the procedure of applying the drug, you should wash your hands thoroughly with soap solution, this will prevent accidental contact of the product with mucous membranes and eyes.

Optimum temperature of storage of a medicament - room. It is noted that it should not be frozen.

The period during which the drug is usable is thirty-six months from the date of manufacture.

The medicinal product "Viprosal", the instruction for use reports, can be purchased in pharmacies without a prescription (it belongs to category B).