Picamilon for children: instructions for use

Picamilon is one of the drugs that can stimulate brain function and increase the resistance of the central nervous system to different loads. This medicine is quite popular in the practice of neuropathologists, especially in the treatment of the elderly. Is it given to children and under what diseases does it have a therapeutic effect?

Picamilon is presented in pharmacies in two forms:

• Pills. They are placed in plastic bottles or glass jars in the amount of 30, 60 or 100 pieces. They have a white color (maybe a cream shade) and a round shape.
• Solution intended for intramuscular or intravenous injections. It is poured into 2 ml ampoules and sold in boxes of 5, 10 or 20 ampoules. The contents of the ampoule is a clear liquid, barely colored or without color. There are no suspensions in it.

In a solution for injection, this substance is contained in a dose of 100 mg in each ampoule (in 1 ml - 50 mg), and in one tablet it can be either 20 or 50 mg.

Additionally, the solid form of Picamilon contains calcium stearate, corn starch and potatoes, sodium carbonate, talc, and sucrose. In ampoules, sterile water and hydrochloric acid are added to the active substance.

Picamilon is referred to as nootropics, since the active substance of this drug affects both blood circulation and metabolic processes in the brain. Such effects normalize the functional state of the CNS and have a positive effect on microcirculation in the nerve tissues. Picamilon application helps:

• eliminate headaches;
• normalize sleep;
• improve memory;
• reduce or eliminate fears, anxiety, nervous tension;
• improve the condition of patients with speech or movement disorders;
• improve performance

The drug is used:

• with anxiety, fears, rapid mood changes, increased irritability and other symptoms of mental disorders;
• with traumatic brain injury;
• with asthenic conditions;
• with infectious brain damage;
• with open-angle glaucoma;
• with very high mental or physical stress;
• in urination disorders;
• in the recovery period in children who have suffered serious illnesses.

There are no age limits for the use of Picamilon in the instructions for such a medicine, but babies of the first years of life, this medication is allowed only as prescribed by a doctor.

The drug is not given to patients who have intolerance to the substances in its composition. Besides, Picamilon is contraindicated in renal failure.

Picamilon can cause anxiety, headaches, nervous agitation and other negative symptoms of the nervous system. The medicine also causes nausea or an allergic reaction.

Picamilon tablets are taken regardless of the diet. They are swallowed, washed down with water or other liquid. The doctor determines the dosage of the medicine for each patient separately, because it depends on the diagnosis and the age of the child.

Most often the drug is used in this dose:

• for children 3-10 years old - twice a day, 20 mg;
• for children over 10 years old - three times a day for 20 mg.

If the child has problems urinating, the medicine is given in a different dosage:

• child 3-10 years old - three times a day, 20 mg;
• a child 11-15 years old - twice a day, 50 mg;
• a child over 15 years old - three times a day 50 mg.

The duration of one course is 30-45 days, and if you need to give the medicine again, this can be done 3-5 months after the treatment.

Injectable form is used in rare cases when taking pills is not possible. The solution is injected either into muscle tissue or into a vein (mixed with saline, drip).

If you give the child Picamilon at a higher dose, it will increase the risk of side effects or strengthen them.

The drug is often prescribed in combination with other nootropics and drugs affecting the central nervous system, for example, given in combination with Phenibut, Glycine or Piracetam.

Using Picamilon can enhance the effect of the use of narcotic painkillers. In addition, while taking barbiturates Picamilon will reduce the duration of their action.

To buy Picamilon in a pharmacy, you need a prescription from a doctor. The price of the drug depends on the dosage form and dosage. For example, for 30 tablets of 20 mg you need to pay an average of 60 rubles, and the same number of tablets, but containing 50 mg of the active ingredient, will cost about 90 rubles. The average price of 10 ampicules of Picamilon is 130 rubles.

The shelf life of both forms of medication is 3 years.

The use of Picamilon in children and doctors, and many parents respond mostly positively. This tool is often prescribed for enuresis, as it helps with frequent urination and improves the function of the bladder. In addition, the drug is in demand for ZRR, as well proved to be in the treatment of problems with the development of speech.

School children are prescribed medication. to maintain performance under intense loads, for example, before exams.

For babies up to three years, Picamilon can be administered to improve sleep, eliminate hysteria, and increase the excitability of the nervous system. Sometimes mothers want to give the drug to children of the first years of life for prevention in order to affect the overall development and muscle tone, but most doctors (among them Dr. Komarovsky) consider such a reason for using tablets to be unreasonable and even harmful.

Instead of Picamilon, medications with a similar effect can be prescribed, for example:

• Pantogam. The hopantenic acid present in this medication has a nootropic and anticonvulsant effect. The drug in syrup is allowed at any age, even for babies, and tableted Pantogam is used in the treatment of children older than 3 years. Analogues of such a drug, which also includes hopantenic acid, are Pantocalcin and Gopantam.

• Kogitum. The main ingredient of this solution is acetylamino-succinic acid, so the medicine is used in the treatment of brain injuries, neuroses, delayed development of the central nervous system and other problems. Such a sweet drug can be drunk for patients older than 7 years, but sometimes it is prescribed for younger children.

• Glycine. This drug normalizes sleep, protects the brain from stress factors and heavy loads, stimulates the central nervous system. Such sweet pills can be given to children of any age. They are absorbed in the mouth until completely dissolved.

• Cortexin. Such ampoules, the contents of which are administered to children intramuscularly, are prescribed for many neurological problems.They are used in the treatment of children of different ages, including premature babies.

• Fezam. The action of these capsules is due to the combination of piracetam with cinnarizine. Such substances improve metabolic processes and blood flow in the brain. In childhood, the drug is discharged from 5 years.

• Encephabol. This medicine effectively treats mental retardation, encephalopathy, brain trauma and other pathologies of the nervous system. It is produced in suspension, approved for children from the 3rd day of life, as well as tablets, which are given to patients older than 7 years.

• Aminalon. These GABA tablets are used in the treatment of children with head injuries, motion sickness, cerebral palsy and other neurological diagnoses. They can be used over the age of 1 year.

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