The drug 'Kleksan'. Instructions

The drug "Clexane" (analogues - "Flenox", "Novoparin", "Aksparin" and others) belongs to the group of direct anticoagulants. Medications are prescribed in orthopedics, surgery and traumatology.

The "Clexan" tool recommends for the treatment of thrombus formation of deep veins with thromboembolic (or without) in the pulmonary artery. The medication is prescribed to prevent thrombosis and embolism in bedridden patients due to acute therapeutic pathologies, acute cardiac and respiratory insufficiency, severe infections, rheumatic diseases with the likelihood of venous thrombosis.

The drug "Clexan" recommends the instruction for the treatment of an acute infarct with ST-segment elevation (if it is possible to medicate the drug).

The medication is prescribed to prevent venous thrombosis and embolism during orthopedic, surgical and other interventions.

The drug in combination with acetylsalicylic acid is prescribed for unstable angina and myocardial infarction without Q-tooth.

The drug "Kleksan" recommends the instruction for the prevention of blood clots in the extracorporeal circulation against the background of hemodialysis.

The drug is not prescribed for conditions or pathologies, accompanied by the possibility of developing bleeding, threatening abortion, hemorrhagic stroke. The drug is not recommended for aneurysm of blood vessels in the brain or for exfoliating aortic aneurysm, with the exception of cases involving surgical intervention. Do not prescribe medicine for hypersensitivity to heparin and its derivatives, with individual intolerance to enoxaparin sodium (the active ingredient of the drug "Kleksan").

The drug is not recommended (neither for treatment, nor for prophylaxis) in the first trimester of pregnancy. In subsequent periods, it is allowed to use the medicine as a prophylaxis strictly according to the indications. It is forbidden to apply the drug to women with an artificial heart valve, as well as patients under the age of eighteen. The expediency of using a medicament during lactation is established by the doctor.

To introduce the solution "Clexane" the instruction for use recommends deep subcutaneous. The patient should preferably be in a horizontal position. The administration is carried out in the left or right abdominal wall area. The needle is inserted not from the side, but vertically directly into the skin fold, the entire length. The fold is released only after the injection is completed. After removing the needle, it is not recommended to massage the injection site.

To prevent embolism and thrombosis with a moderate risk of their development during general surgical operations, the drug is administered every 20-40 milligrams once a day. The first injection is performed two hours before the intervention.

The duration of therapy is usually seven to ten days. Treatment if necessary continue further (if there is a chance of developing thrombosis and embolism). In some cases, in the orthopedic practice, the drug "Clexan" is applied up to five weeks.

When using the drug, thrombocytopenia (usually manifested only slightly at the initial stage of therapy), bleeding (in the presence of provoking factors), soreness in the site of injection, the formation of inflammatory nodules-infiltrates or hematomas, which, as a rule, pass independently, can occur.

To the rarely manifested side effects of the drug "Clexane" the instruction refers to allergic reactions in the form of bullous rashes.

Do not mix and use the drug with other medicines.

Before using the drug "Clexane" should consult with a doctor and study the annotation.