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Description of the medicine: Lipoic acid (Acidum lipoicum)
LIPOEVAYA ACID (Acidum lipoicum). 6, 8-Dithioctanoic acid.
Synonyms: Acidum thiocticum, Biletan, Heparlipon, Protogen, Thioctacid, Thioctan, Tioctacid, Tioctan and others.
Crystalline powder of light yellow color, bitter taste, with a specific smell. Almost nerastvorim in water, easily soluble in alcohol. The sodium salt of lipoic acid dissolves well in water.
Lipoic acid is a coenzyme involved in the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid and a-keto acids, and plays an important role in the process of energy production in the body. By the nature of the biochemical effect, lipoic acid approaches the vitamins of group B.
Lipoic acid is involved in the regulation of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, has a lipotropic effect, affects cholesterol metabolism, improves liver function, detoxifies the effect of poisoning with salts of heavy metals and other intoxications.
In the body is in different organs, especially a lot of it in the liver, kidneys, heart. For use as a medicament, it is produced synthetically.
Applied with a preventive and curative purpose in the integrated therapy of coronary atherosclerosis, liver diseases (Botkin's disease - the lung and moderate course, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis), diabetic polyneuritis, intoxication. There are data on the use of lipoic acid (in combination with other agents) in the treatment of patients with acne.
Take inside in the form of tablets after eating to 0,025 - 0,05 g 2 - 3 times a day. Intramuscular injection of 2 - 4 ml of a 0.5% solution (0.01-0.02 g) per day. The average duration of the course of treatment is 20 - 30 days. If necessary, the course of treatment is repeated after a break lasting 1 month.
Children under the age of 7 years are prescribed inside by 0.012 g, over 7 years - by 0.012 -0.024 g 2 - 3 times a day.
When taking the drug possible dyspeptic phenomena (pain in the epigastric region, heartburn), skin allergic rashes. Care should be taken when prescribing the drug to patients with hyperacid gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, as well as with a tendency to allergic reactions.
Form release: powder; Tablets of 0.012 and 0.025 g, coated; 0.5% solution in ampoules of 2 ml.
Storage: in a cool, dark place.
RR .: Tab. Ac. Lipoici 0.025 N. 50
DS 1 tablet 3 times a day
RR: Sol. Ac. Lipoici 0.5% 2 ml
DtdN 10 in ampull.
S. 2 ml 2 times a day intramuscularly
Lipoic acid is part of the complex (multivitamin) drug "Complivit."
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