Panangin for children

The drug "Panangin", manufactured by Gedeon Richter, is intended for the correction of violations caused by a lack of magnesium and potassium. Most often, this medication is prescribed in cardiac practice for adults with arrhythmias or heart failure. Is it possible to use the product in childhood, what dosage is permissible: understand together.

Panangin is made in the form of tablets and injections. Both drug options contain magnesium as active components (in the form of asparaginate at a dose of 140 mg in 1 tablet and 400 mg in 1 ampoule) and potassium (similarly in the form of asparaginate in the amount of 158 mg in each tablet and 452 mg in each ampoule). The tablets have a shell that prevents premature destruction of salts of magnesium and potassium in the stomach. It is made from copolymers, talc, macrogol and titanium dioxide. The inner part of the tablet includes starch, povidone and some other substances.

Panangin in the form of tablets has a round shape and white color. This drug is sold in bottles of 50 tablets. The auxiliary ingredient of the solution for injections is sterile water. This medicine is colorless (clear), sometimes a little greenish. It is usually packaged in 10 ml clear glass ampoules. One box holds 5 ampoules.

Panangin Forte is an improved drug with an enhanced formula. It is presented in the form of tablets that contain potassium and magnesium asparaginates. Their dosage is doubled compared with the usual drug. This tool is sold in boxes of 30, 60 or 90 oval tablets.

The salts of magnesium and potassium, which are part of the drug, are important for the human body. They take part in the work of many enzymes, provide muscle contraction, stimulate metabolic processes in myocardial cells.

Due to the form of asparaginate, these elements easily penetrate cell membranes, as a result of which their deficiency is quickly eliminated. Potassium is supplemented with magnesium because the lack of these ions often occurs simultaneously.

Panangin is prescribed for:

• treatment of heart failure, arrhythmias and other diseases of the cardiovascular system;

• better tolerability of treatment with cardiac glycosides;

• eliminate the deficiency of magnesium and potassium due to various reasons (including insufficient intake with food).

There are no definite age limits in the annotations to Panangin, however, the use of this drug in children without a doctor's prescription is not recommended.

Panangin is not used for:

• renal failure;
• hyperkalemia;
• hypermagnemia;
• AV blockade;
• Addison disease;
• hemolysis;
• hypersensitivity to the drug;
• violation of the exchange of amino acids;
• acute acidosis;
• myasthenia;
• dehydration.

Drug treatment can provoke vomiting, diarrhea, thirst, a feeling of abdominal discomfort and other negative symptoms. When they appear, you need Immediately report an adverse reaction to the doctor, in time to prescribe therapy.

Tableted Panangin taken after meals with water.If the medication is prescribed to an infant or toddler who cannot swallow a pill, the medication is divided into parts and crushed. The injection form of Panangin is administered intravenously, most often - drip, mixed with 5% glucose solution. You can not dose the drug "by eye" by yourself.

The dosage for a particular child is selected by the doctor. It depends on the age of the patient, his state of health. If the medication is prescribed for the disease, one dose is needed, if with a preventive purpose it is completely different.

Although there have been no cases of an overdose of Panangin, theoretically, it can manifest itself as fatigue, bradycardia, urge to vomit, a decrease in blood pressure, paresthesias, and other signs of a decrease in the level of potassium and magnesium in the blood. As for compatibility with other drugs, before using the drug, you need to take into account all the drugs that the child receives.

This medication should not be combined with many drugs, for example, with diuretics, tetracycline, beta-blockers, drugs calcium, neomycin or heparin. A complete list of incompatible drugs is listed in the abstract.

Panangin tablets is an over-the-counter medicine, you need a doctor's prescription to buy an injectable drug. The average price of 50 tablets or 5 ampoules is 130 - 150 rubles. Store both versions of the drug at home at room temperature. The shelf life of the injectable form is 3 years, the analogue in tablets is 5 years.

Panangin is an effective drug. Reviews about him are good. Doctors often prescribe this remedy, they note its positive effect with magnesium and potassium deficiency and heart disease. Patients confirm that taking Panangin eliminates convulsions, improves heart function and well-being, helps with arrhythmias and tachycardias.

By cons of the drug include a large list of contraindications and the inconvenience of using solid form in young children (the medicine is not released in the syrup).

The active substances contained in Panangin, have such drugs:

• Aspark;
• Potassium and magnesium asparaginate;
• Asparkam-L;
• Asparkam-Farmak.

They are produced in tablets and solution for intravenous injections. Depending on the reason for the prescription, the doctor may recommend other medications (for example, a multivitamin complex with enough magnesium and potassium).