Heptor pills 400mg, 20pcs

Composition

Active ingredient:

S-adenosylmethionine 400 mg;

Auxiliary substances:

polyplasdon X El-10 (crospovidone);

MCC;

mannitol;

magnesium stearate;

Shell:

acrylics;

oxypropylmethylcellulose;

plasdon ES-630;

polyethylene glycol 6000.

Pharmacological action

Heptor – hepatoprotective, antidepressant.

Pharmacodynamics

Heptor belongs to the group of hepatoprotectors, has antidepressant activity, detoxifying, regenerating, antioxidant, antifibrosing and neuroprotective effects.

Ademetionine is involved in the body’s biochemical processes, while stimulating the production of endogenous ademetionine.

Ademetionine (S-adenosyl-L-methionine) — a biological substance found in all tissues and fluids of the body.

Its molecule is included in most biological reactions both as a donator of the methyl group-methylation of phospholipids in the lipid layer of the cell membrane (transmethylation), and as a precursor of physiological thiol compounds — cysteine, taurine, glutathione, one of the most important intracellular antitoxic agents, CoA, etc. (transsulfation), and as a precursor of polyamines-putrescine, which stimulates cell regeneration and proliferation of hepatocytes, spermidine, spermine, which are part of the ribosome structure (aminopropylation).

Indications

• intrahepatic cholestasis;
• hepatitis of various origins: toxic (including alcoholic), viral, medicinal (antibiotics, antitumor, antituberculous and antiviral drugs, tricyclic antidepressants, oral contraceptives);
• precirrotic conditions;
• cirrhosis of the liver;
• encephalopathies of secondary genesis;
• depressive syndromes, including secondary ones;
• alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Use during pregnancy and lactation

It is not recommended to prescribe Heptor in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy and during lactation (breastfeeding).

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity

Side effects

From the digestive tract:  when taken orally-heartburn, pain or discomfort in the epigastric region, dyspeptic phenomena.

Other services:  allergic reactions.

How to take, course of use and dosage

Inside, swallowing whole, without chewing.

To improve the therapeutic effect, tablets are recommended to be taken between meals.

During maintenance therapy, the recommended daily dose is 800-1600 mg (2-4 tablets).

The duration of maintenance therapy is 2-4 weeks on average.

Special instructions

Given the tonic effect of Heptor, the drug is not recommended for use before bedtime.

Use in patients with liver function disorders

When prescribing Heptor to patients with cirrhosis of the liver on the background of hyperazotemia, systematic monitoring of blood nitrogen levels is necessary.

Composition

Tablet Form of production

Storage conditions

Store in a dry place, protected from light, at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C.

Shelf life

2 years

Active ingredient

Ademetionine

Conditions of release from pharmacies

By prescription

Dosage form

Tablets

Description

For adults as prescribed by a doctor, Nursing mothers as prescribed by a doctor, Pregnant women as prescribed by a doctor

Indications

Alcoholism, Hepatitis, Depression, Cholecystitis, Liver Damage, Cirrhosis