Acetyline

Acetylene: properties, uses and side effects

Acetylene, also known as acetylsalicylic acid, is one of the most common anti-inflammatory drugs derived from salicylic acid. The drug is manufactured in the United States by Bristol-Myers Squibb and is available in 500 mg tablets.

Acetyline is used to treat various conditions, including rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis, infectious-allergic myocarditis, pain syndrome of various etiologies (headache, migraine, toothache, neuralgia, myalgia, arthralgia, algodismenorrhea), thrombosis and thromboembolism (prevention), myocardial infarction ( secondary prevention), coronary heart disease, unstable angina, cardiac arrhythmias and others.

However, like any medicine, acetylene has contraindications and side effects. Contraindications include hypersensitivity to the drug, erosive and ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute phase, gastrointestinal bleeding, aspirin-induced asthma, bleeding disorders, vitamin K deficiency, severe renal failure, the first trimester of pregnancy and lactation. Acetyline is prescribed with caution to patients with gout, liver disease, and children under 12 years of age with hyperthermia due to viral diseases.

Side effects may include nausea, anorexia, gastralgia, diarrhea, erosive and ulcerative lesions and bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, allergic reactions (skin rash, bronchospasm), renal and/or liver failure, thrombocytopenia. With prolonged use, dizziness, headache, reversible visual impairment, tinnitus, vomiting, bleeding and other side effects may occur. In high doses, acetylene can cause a decrease in hearing acuity, tinnitus, and severe headaches. In predisposed patients, bronchospasm may occur.

Possible interactions of acetylene with other drugs should also be taken into account. Thus, acetylene enhances the effect of heparin, oral anticoagulants, reserpine, steroid hormones and oral antidiabetic agents. Reduces the effect of hypoglycemic agents, methotrexate, digoxin, diuretics, and may also increase the toxicity of methotrexate and digoxin. You should also be careful when combining acetylene with alcohol, as this may increase the risk of bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.

In general, acetylene is an effective anti-inflammatory drug, but its use should be informed and recommended only by a doctor after careful analysis of indications and contraindications, as well as possible side effects and interactions with other drugs.