Description of the medicine: Sodium Fluoride (Natrium phthoridum)

SODIUM FLUORIDE (Natrium phthoridum).

Synonyms: Fluossen, Koreberon, Natrium fluoratum, Sodium fluoride.

Fluorine ions accumulate in the body mainly in the tissues of the tooth and bone tissue, forming poorly soluble fluorapatites. Stimulating the mineralization of hard tooth tissues, they promote the maturation and hardening of tooth enamel and protect the teeth from the development of caries. They also have a bactericidal effect against microorganisms that appear during dental caries.

In addition, sodium fluoride reduces the resorption of bone tissue. In combination with vitamin D 3 and calcium compounds, fluoride promotes calcification of bones.

The main application is sodium fluoride as a means for the prevention of dental caries.

Assign in the form of tablets for oral administration and as a rinse solution.

Tablets of sodium fluoride (for children) (Tabuleta Natrii phthoridi pro infantibus) are light yellow with impregnations containing 0.0011 g each, and white color - 0.0022 grams of sodium fluoride.

Assign for the prevention of dental caries in children aged 2 to 14 years in areas where the fluoride content in drinking water does not exceed 0.5 mg / l.

Children aged 2 to 6 years are given tablets of 0.0011 g, over 6 years - 0,0022 grams once a day. The drug is taken orally after meals, with water, daily for at least 250 days per year (annually until 14 years of age).

In addition, adults and children over 16 years of age are recommended to rinse the mouth with a solution of sodium fluoride after eating and brushing their teeth. Apply first 0.05% solution: rinse 1 min 3 times daily; Then apply 0,2% solution (3 times a day) once in 1 or 2 weeks. Applied in adults and children over 10 years of 1 tablespoon solution for rinsing (for children 6 9 years of age for 1 dessert spoon). Rinses are carried out at least 9 months per year.

Possible simultaneous use of solutions, tablets and fluorine (see).

The use of sodium fluoride is contraindicated in areas where the fluoride content in the water exceeds 0.8 mg / l. Simultaneously with sodium fluoride, it is not recommended to prescribe drugs containing calcium.

Forms of release: tablets of 0.0011 or 0.0022 g; Powder from which 0.05% and 0.2% aqueous solutions are prepared.

Storage: List B. In the dark place. Ready solutions store no more than 4 weeks.

In small amounts (0.5 mg) of sodium fluoride is part of some combined multivitamin tablets (see Oligovit et al.).

Sodium fluoride is also an integral part of some types of toothpastes.

Foreign preparations of sodium fluoride fluoride - dragée for 0.015 g (15 mg) and corerberon - dragee for 0.02 g (20 mg) are used to treat osteoporosis, including steroid osteoporosis. Take 2 - 3 pills after eating daily for a long time. Combine with preparations of vitamin D 3 and calcium (not recommended for caries prevention).

Do not prescribe drugs for pregnancy, severe liver disease, exacerbation of peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum.