Corvalol is a combined preparation with spasmolytic and sedative effect. Available in the form of drops and tablets. Available without a prescription.
Composition and action of Corvalolum
The preparation includes phenobarbital, peppermint oil, alpha-bromizovaleric acid ethyl ester. These are the main active substances that are contained in the corvalale, regardless of the form of release.
Phenobarbital helps to reduce excitation of the central nervous system, is a sedative and enhances the sedative effect of other components, has an easy hypnotic effect. Peppermint oil has a reflex antispasmodic and vasodilating effect, has a slight choleretic and antiseptic effect. The alpha-bromizovaleric acid ester also has a sedative and spasmolytic effect (primarily on smooth muscle).
Corvalol in droplets, which is used much more often, is made on the basis of a water-alcohol solution. It should be noted that alcohol increases the effect of the main components of the drug.
In tablets, potato starch, magnesium stearate, beta-cyclodextrin, lactose and microcrystalline cellulose are used as auxiliary substances.
Indications for the use of Corvalolum
The drug is prescribed as a sedative and a vasodilator for:
- light tachycardia (rapid heartbeat);
- sleep disorders;
- mild coronary spasms;
- other functional disorders of the cardiovascular system;
- neuroses with increased irritability;
- early stages of hypertension;
- in the complex therapy of vegetative dystonia ;
- as an antispasmodic for intestinal spasms.
Indications for the use of Corvalol are the same regardless of the form of release of the drug, since both in the drops and in tablets contain the same basic active substances and only the auxiliary ones differ.
Contraindications to the use of Corvalol
You can not take Corvalol in such cases:
- with individual intolerance of the drug or its individual components;
- with obvious violations of the liver or kidney;
- with severe heart failure;
- at a lowered arterial pressure;
- if the patient is contraindicated in the use of alcohol-containing drugs (for Corvalol in droplets);
- if there is an allergy to lactose (for corvalol in tablets).
The drug, as a rule, is not prescribed to women during lactation and to children.
Corvalol - route of administration and dose
The drug is taken orally, before meals, 15-30 drops, diluting them in a small (up to 50 ml) amount of water, up to three times a day. In some cases (with tachycardia or vascular spasms) a one-time dose increase up to 50 drops is possible.
The drug in tablets is prescribed for 1-2 tablets, up to three times a day. The maximum allowable daily dose is 6 tablets.
The duration of the application of Corvalol is established by the physician individually. Possible as a one-time device for
Side effects of Corvalol
As a rule, the drug is well tolerated, but there may be drowsiness, light dizziness, reduced concentration of attention.
With prolonged use of large doses of corvalol, the development of drug dependence and bromine poisoning is possible. As a result, there are constant drowsiness, apathy, impaired coordination, development of conjunctivitis and diathesis.
When taking Corvalol along with other drugs that depress the central nervous system, its effect is enhanced.