This drug has a vasodilator, anticonvulsant and antihypertensive property. Its rapid action is due to complete absorption in the body. Papaverine pills reduce the tone of smooth muscles, expand arteries, increase blood flow, thus reducing spastic pain.
Composition of papaverine tablets
The main component of the tablets is papaverine hydrochloride (10 mg per tablet). Auxiliary substances include potato starch, stearic acid, refined sugar and talc.
Indications for the use of papaverine tablets
The action of the drug is due to the inhibition of the work of phosphodiesterase enzymes located in the muscles. Due to this, it becomes impossible to form actomiosin in the tissues of the protein, which is the main component responsible for muscle contraction.
The medicine is prescribed in the following cases:
- to eliminate spasms of smooth muscles, which lead to the onset of pain syndrome;
- at the raised pressure which reason is a spasm of arteries and high resistance of a wall of vessels;
- in anesthesiology for premedication;
- pregnant women with an increased tone of the uterus .
Contraindications to the use of papaverine tablets
Carry out treatment with this drug is prohibited for the following groups of people:
- children up to six months;
- To old people;
- suffering from liver failure;
- having glaucoma;
- intolerant components of the drug.
With caution should be taken in such cases:
- hypothyroidism;
- after traumatic brain injury;
- with supraventricular tachycardia;
- in a state of shock;
- with renal failure of a chronic nature;
- with prostatic hyperlasia.
Pregnant women should consult a doctor.
How to take papaverine in tablets?
The drug is available in tablets of 40 mg. There is also a form of release for children of 10 mg. Take orally three times a day (regardless of time of eating). When ingested, the drug is actively distributed to the tissues. It is excreted together with urine in the form of liver metabolism products.
Since the drug is very slowly absorbed into the body, its effect is not as rapid as that of other antispasmodics, such as No-shpa . Coping with severe pain Papaverin helps only partially, so to enhance the effect it is recommended to take with other pain medications - Aspirin or Paracetamol.