ERGOTAMIN. Issued in the form of ergotamine gidrotartrata (Ergotamini hydrotartras).

     Synonyms: Kornutamin, Cornutamin, Ergotamine hydrotartrate, Ergotartrat, Femergin, Gynecorn, Gynergen, Gynofort, Secotamin, Synergan and others.

     White or white with a slightly grayish or kremovatym white crystalline powder and odourless. Few soluble in water and alcohol.

     Increases ritmicheskie reduce the uterus and increases its tone; Compared with ergometrinom over duration, though the effect is somewhat slower.

     Apply in obstetric and gynaecological practice in the early postnatal period when sensing and atonicheskih krovotecheniyah, during and after Caesarean section, with subinvolyutsii uterus after childbirth and abortion, abundant krovotecheniyah and dysfunctional uterine haemorrhage of miomami uterus.

     Assign inside for 10 to 15 drops of 0.1% solution (40 drops or 0,025% solution) or 1 tablet (Bean) to 0,001 g 1 to 3 times a day.

     Under the skin and intramuscularly to introduce 0.5-1, 0 ml (0.25 - 0.5 mg) 0.05% solution. In urgent cases, impose slowly in veins 0.5 ml 0.05% solution.

     With regard to the effects on the blood-brain Erqotamin also used in the treatment of migraine.

     Take 15 - 20 drops of 0.1% solution for a few hours before the expected attack. It is also the beginning of an attack of pain phase 2 to 4 mg of language, and then after 2 h 2 mg to reduce pain, but not more than 10 mg per day. In severe migraine attack introduce 0.5-1% 0 0.05 ml solution intramuscularly.

     Higher doses of admission into: single 0,002 grams (2 mg), daily 0,004 grams (4 mg); Under the skin and intramuscularly; An 0.0005 g (0.5 mg), daily 0,002 grams (2 mg).

     Erqotamin not recommended long-term (to avoid ergotizma events); After seven days of application in cases that require more long-term care, make a break (3 - 4 days).

     In some cases, possible nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea.

     Contraindications: stenocardia and reduced peripheral vascular, late stage of atherosclerosis and hypertensive disease, pregnancy, septic conditions, violations of liver and kidney function.

     Method of issuance: 0.05% solution in the ampoule and 1 ml (0.5 mg in 1 mL); 0.1% solution in vials of 10 ml (1 mg in 1 mL); Tablets (Bean) to 0,001 g (1 mg).

     Storage: List A. sheltered from the world scene with a temperature higher than  + 10C.

     Rp. : Sol. Ergotamini hydrotartratis 0,05% 1 ml

     D.t.d. N. 3 in ampull.

     S. At 0.5 to 1 mL in the muscle or under the skin

     Rp. : Sol. Ergotamini hydrotartratis 0.1 ml 10%

     D.S. Take 10 drops on the inside of 2 - 3 times a day

     Rp. : Tab. Ergotamini hydrotartratis 0,001 N. 10

     D.S. Take one tablet inside of 2 - 3 times a day

     Erqotamin is part of pills "Kofetamin (see Kofein Belloid) and <> (see Drugs Blue).

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