Gammalon - instructions for use, composition and release form, indications and analogues

Instructions for use of Gammalon

The drug was developed in Japan. Its original purpose is the rehabilitation of patients after a stroke. The medicine Gammalon is effective for people who need regular brain nourishment. The assessment of specialists and patients who completed the course of therapy is positive. They claim that the drug does not act immediately, but after long-term use the result is clearly visible.

Composition and release form

Gammalon tablets are manufactured by the Japanese company Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. ATX code: N03AG03. Characteristics of the drug Gammalon:

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics

The drug provides a nootropic effect: γ-aminobutyric acid restores metabolism, improves blood supply and microcirculation of the brain, normalizes the process of utilization of toxic metabolic products and glucose, and reduces glycemia levels. GABA is one of the main neurotransmitters that control central inhibition. The substance improves the dynamics of nervous processes.

The maximum concentration of the active substance in plasma is observed 60 minutes after administration. After 24 hours it is not detectable in the blood and does not penetrate the blood-brain barrier well. Pharmacodynamics of Gammalon:

• improves memory;
• makes thinking more productive;
• provides a mild psychostimulating, antioxidant effect;
• helps restore motor activity and speech after cerebral circulatory disorders;
• has moderate anticonvulsant, neurotrophic, antidepressant effects;
• eliminates dizziness;
• puts your sleep in order;
• provides a hypotensive effect - reduces high blood pressure.

Indications for use

The drug Gammalon is taken for various diagnoses and conditions:

• consequences of circulatory disorders in the brain;
• atherosclerosis of the cerebral arteries with impaired attention and memory;
• arterial hypertension of different etymologies (primary, secondary), which leads to headaches, dizziness, insomnia;
• alcoholic encephalopathy, polyneuritis, alcohol dependence;
• consequences of traumatic brain injuries, cerebrovascular diseases;
• depression, provoking astheno-hypochondriacal conditions, behavioral disorders;
• diabetes;
• sea, air sickness.

In pediatric practice, the drug is used for cerebral palsy, birth injuries, and mental retardation. Gammalon is given to children after traumatic brain injuries or for cerebrovascular accidents. As an auxiliary drug, it is prescribed for Down syndrome, hydrocephalus, delayed speech development, hypertonicity, etc.

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Directions for use and dosage

The tablets are taken orally, before meals. Gammalon is swallowed whole, not chewed, and washed down with a sufficient amount of water. Dosage for adults – 3–3.75 g per day (12–15 tablets). The daily dose is divided into three doses. The course of treatment with the drug ranges from 2 weeks to 4 months. The break lasts 6–8 months, then, if necessary, therapy can be repeated. With a weak vestibular system (motion sickness syndrome), adults take 0.5 g of gamma-aminobutyric acid three times a day. The course lasts 3–4 days.

Gammalon is given to children in other dosages:

• age 1–3 years – 1–2 g (4–8 tablets);
• children 4–6 years old – 2–3 g (8–12 tablets);
• children over 7 years old – 3 g (12 tablets).
• dosage for motion sickness – 0.25 g three times a day.

While taking Gammalon, you should not drink alcoholic beverages. In the first days of therapy, the patient should not drive a car or engage in activities that require increased attention and memory, high speed of motor/mental reactions. You should not take pills just before bedtime, as they can lead to sleep disturbances.

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special instructions

At the beginning of treatment, blood pressure monitoring is necessary due to the possibility of its fluctuation.

While using Gammalon, it is prohibited to drink alcohol-containing drinks.

It is not recommended to take the drug immediately before bedtime, because Possible sleep disturbances (including insomnia).

In the first days of treatment, doctors advise refraining from driving a car or performing potentially dangerous activities that require increased attention, high speed of motor and/or mental reactions. In the future, with long-term use of this medicine, caution should be exercised.

Mutual potentiation of the effect is observed with the simultaneous use of Gammalon with benzodiazepine drugs (anticonvulsants and tranquilizers), most sleeping pills and sedatives.

The effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid may be enhanced by pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6).

The use of any other drug should be discussed with your doctor.

Side effects and overdose

The drug may cause anxiety, sleep disturbances, a feeling of heat, fever, shortness of breath, and changes in blood pressure. Digestive tract disorders are observed: nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia. Children often experience overexcitement in the first days of taking it, which is why the recommended doses have to be reduced. In case of overdose, adverse reactions intensify. Treatment is symptomatic: gastric lavage, taking sorbents, reviewing the dosage of Gammalon.

Contraindications

The drug is prohibited for use in the following diseases and conditions:

• intolerance to the active substance;
• acute renal failure;
• pregnancy;
• age up to 3 years (for newborns and infants, a specialist prescribes the drug, assessing the ratio of potential harm and benefit).

standard treatment

The first place in the treatment of developmental delay is occupied by drug therapy with drugs that stimulate brain function.

Microcurrent reflexology is a method that involves the impact of ultra-small electrical impulses on biologically active points of the brain, neuroreflex zones. Such impulses make it possible to restore the functioning of the central nervous system in those areas where it was disrupted.

To develop impaired functions, treatment courses include classes with various specialists: speech pathologist, speech therapist, child psychologist.

Physiotherapy, exercise therapy, massage (including speech therapy), hydrotherapy, and osteopathy are also used.

Alternative approaches to the treatment of developmental delays: hippo and dolphin therapy, art and music therapy, development of gross and fine motor skills, various educational games and exercises using foreign and Russian methods.

Analogues of Gammalon

The drug has more than ten effective analogues:

1. Aminalon is a drug identical to Gammalon. Produced in Belarus at the Borisov Medical Preparations Plant, in Russia at the Akrikhin KhFK, Belgorodvitamins, etc. plants.
2. GABA is an American dietary supplement from NOW Foods. Release form: gelatin capsules, 100 pcs. Tablet composition: 500 mg GABA, 2 mg vitamin B6, rice flour, gelatin, magnesium stearate and silica.
3. Gamibetal is a Bosnian analogue of Gammalon from the manufacturer Sbrolek. Available as a solution for intravenous administration 24 mg/ml, tablets 250 mg.
4. Ganevrin (Apogamma, Encephalon, Gaballon, Gamarex, Gammaneuron, Gammar, Gammazol) - according to the instructions, absolute analogues of Aminalon are not sold in the Russian Federation.

cost of treatment

The cost of treatment in our center is calculated individually, depending on the severity of the disease, its duration and the presence of complications.

Each patient is prescribed comprehensive sequential treatment in the form of a course of individually selected procedures.

In addition to the procedures, the treatment course includes a free follow-up appointment.

Initial and repeat appointments, as well as medications prescribed by a doctor, are paid separately. The cost of the initial appointment is 3,000 rubles.

A 10% discount is provided for a one-time payment for a treatment course.

Gammalon price

The drug based on gamma-aminobutyric acid can be purchased offline, online pharmacies, and on specialized websites. Cost of Gammalon and available analogues in Moscow: