Cortexin - indications for use

Nootropic drug Cortexin has found its application in the treatment of a variety of diseases. It is produced in the form of a porous mass or a powder of white (white-yellow) color, which is used to prepare a solution. In other forms it does not exist.

Pharmacological action of Cortexin

Cortexin contains a unique complex of low molecular weight polypeptide water-soluble fractions, which are isolated from the cerebral cortex of cattle. They penetrate the neural cells through the BBB and have nootropic, antioxidant, neuroprotective and tissue-specific effects. After application of the drug Cortexin:

Cortexin restores CNS functions after severe stresses and normalizes the ratio of amino acids (exciting and inhibitory) in the brain.

Indications for use of Cortexin

Indications for the use of Cortexin are any disorders of cerebral circulation, as well as their consequences. Use the drug and to treat craniocerebral trauma of varying complexity and to eliminate its effects. Indications for use of injections Cortexin is also cognitive impairments, for example, memory disorders or thinking.

It is recommended to use this drug with:

Indications for the use of the drug Cortexin is also a reduced ability to learn and various types of infantile cerebral palsy. You can use this drug in the complex treatment of delayed psychomotor or speech development, with severe perinatal damage to the nervous system and with viral or bacterial neuroinfection.

Method of application of Cortexin

There is only one way of using Cortexin - intramuscular injection. Before the injection, the contents of the ampoule are dissolved in 1-2 ml of special water, 0.5% solution of novocaine (procaine) or 0.9% sodium chloride solution. Enter the agent once.

In the presence of indications for use, the drug Cortexin is prescribed at a dosage of 10 mg per day for 10 days. If necessary, spend another treatment course. The break between them should be 3-6 months.

Currently, cases of drug overdose have not been fixed. It is not dangerous to use and in the performance of potentially dangerous activity, since it absolutely does not affect the attention and speed of human reaction.

Contraindications to the use of Cortexin

Cortexin has contraindications for use. It is forbidden to use for individual intolerance with regard to the components that make up the drug. Also, you can not use Cortexin in pregnancy. Do you breast-feed your baby? AT If you need to take the medicine, you need to stop lactation.

Cortexin is used in complex treatment. But it should not be used together with preparations of peptide nature. In some cases it is not recommended to dissolve the ampoule in novocaine.

Do you have evidence for the use of Cortexin, but after the injection there were rashes? These are side effects of the drug. Such an allergic reaction will disappear in a few hours. Other features of the drug at the very first introduction or at the conclusion of therapy are absent.