What is Cerebrolysin used for? Usage and dosage

What is cerebrolysin brain tonic? How is it usually indicated in some pathological cases? How to use the drug and what should be kept in mind throughout the course of using the drug? Let's with SignsSymptomsList learn and analyze cerebrolysin through the article below!

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• 1. What is Cerebrolysin?
• 2. Cerebrolysin brain injector how much?
• 3. Cerebrolysin brain tonic effects
• 4. Instructions for taking the brain tonic Cerebrolysin
• 5. Special subjects to pay attention to when using drugs
• 6. Side effects of Cerebrolysin brain tonic
• 7. Contraindications of Cerebrolysin
• 8. Note when using Cerebrolysin brain tonic
• 9. Drug interactions
• 10. Overdose and treatment
• 11. How to store medicine

1. What is Cerebrolysin?

Cerebrolysin is a peptide produced by enzymatic cleavage method, based on standardized biotechnology. The drug is produced from purified pig brain protein. Solution for injection or infusion, containing no lipids, proteins or other antigenic compounds.

The drug is packed into syringes with a volume of 5ml or 10ml. Each ml of solution contains 215.2mg peptide cerebrolysin concentrate and 2.1mg sodium hydroxide.

Cerebrolysin brain tonic with different doses

2. Cerebrolysin brain injector how much?

The cost of Cerebrolysin brain tonic will be different for the volume of each vial in the ampoule. Currently, the price of Cerebrolysin box containing 10ml syringes is 550,000 VND/box. For a 5 ml syringe container, the price is 320,000 VND/box.

3. Cerebrolysin brain tonic effects

Cerebrolysin is indicated in the following cases:

• Memory disorder, concentration disorder
• Degenerative dementia, including Alzheimer's disease
• Dementia due to cerebrovascular diseases, due to multiple infarcts
• Dementia (both degenerative and vascular)
• Stroke (ischemia and bleeding)
• After trauma and surgery, after strong concussion, concussion or after neurosurgery.

4. Instructions for taking the brain tonic Cerebrolysin

4.1 Dosage of the drug

How to close the dose?

Cerebrolysin brain tonic is packaged in tubes of 5ml, 10ml. If the dose of the drug is 5ml, it can be injected intramuscularly. Greater than 5ml (specifically 10ml) can be administered intravenously or by infusion.

Dosage

Cerebrolysin is injected once a day for a minimum of 10 to 20 days. This is considered a course of treatment. In mild cases can use from 1 to 5ml, severe cases from 10 to 30ml. The length of treatment, the dose depends on the age of the patient and the severity of the disease. Usually the course of treatment lasts about 3 to 4 weeks.

The course of treatment may be repeated several times depending on the clinical response of the patient. Between courses of treatment, the drug should be discontinued.

In severe cases, you should not stop taking the drug suddenly, but should continue the treatment by injecting the drug once a day and twice a day, for a period of about 4 weeks. From clinical trials, the manufacturer's suggested adult dosing guidelines are as follows:

• Dementia: dose from 5 to 30 ml/24 hours.
• After ischemic stroke or traumatic brain injury: 10 – 60 ml/24 hours.

4.2 How to take the medicine

Cerebrolysin brain tonic is administered by intramuscular or intravenous infusion. You should use the drug under medical supervision.

Cerebrolysin can be mixed in standard solutions (eg physiological saline, Ringer's solution, 5% glucose, dextran 40). Infusion rate: slow infusion over a minimum of 20 to 60 minutes.

5. Special subjects to pay attention to when using drugs

5.1 Pregnant and lactating women

Cerebrolysin brain tonic has been tested in animals without any evidence of teratogenic effects. Since there are no clinical data on the use of Cerebrolysin in pregnant patients, the drug should not be used during lactation unless the expected benefit outweighs the potential for harm.

5.2 Patients with renal failure

Patients with severe renal failure should not take Cerebrolysin.

5.3 Drivers and operators of machinery

Clinical trials of Cerebrolysin showed no effect on the ability to drive and use machines.

6. Side effects of Cerebrolysin brain tonic

Cerebrolysin is generally well tolerated. If injected too quickly, it may cause a burning sensation in the injection site. In rare cases, increased hypersensitivity such as tremor, headache or mild hyperthermia has been reported. So far, there have been no cases of undesirable symptoms that persist or threaten the patient's life.

7. Contraindications of Cerebrolysin

The drug is contraindicated in the following cases:

• Patients with hypersensitivity to the components of the drug
• Status epilepticus or epileptic seizures, or epileptic patients with increased seizure frequency
• Severe kidney failure

8. Note when using Cerebrolysin brain tonic

A few notes while taking the drug such as:

• Do not use the medicine past the expiry date (clearly stated on the label).
• When there is any doubt about the quality of the drug, stop using it immediately and report it to the manufacturer

9. Drug interactions

Using Cerebrolysin with antidepressants or MAO inhibitors (eg, phenelzin, tranylcypromine, isocarboxazid, etc.) may increase drug accumulation in users. In that case, you should reduce the dose of that medicine.

10. Overdose and treatment

When experiencing signs of overdose, you should stop taking the drug and immediately go to the nearest medical facility for timely treatment.

11. How to store medicine

Store the medicine in a cool, dry place, at a temperature not exceeding 25°C, away from direct light. Keep medicine out of reach of children.

Through this article, SignsSymptomsList has helped you answer the question of what Cerebrolysin is, its uses, how to use it and what to keep in mind when using it. The use of the drug requires the guidance of the treating physician. In the process of using the drug, if any unwanted effects occur, please contact your doctor immediately for advice on the best solution!