Carnitine Chloride

Carnitine chloride: uses, side effects and interactions

Carnitine chloride is a drug used to stimulate metabolism and treat various diseases associated with cerebrovascular accidents and brain damage. The drug contains the active substance – carnitine, which is a natural compound necessary for metabolism in the body.

Carnitine is available as a 10% injection solution or as a 20% substance. It is produced in Russia, including the Russian Cardiology Research and Production Complex of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Usolye-Sibirsk Chemical Physics Complex.

Indications for the use of the drug include acute cerebrovascular accidents, such as ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack in acute, subacute and recovery periods, discirculatory encephalopathy, traumatic and toxic brain lesions. Carnitine chloride can be used both in monotherapy and as part of complex therapy.

Contraindications to the use of the drug include hypersensitivity to carnitine chloride. When using the drug, side effects may occur, such as allergic reactions and muscle weakness in patients with uremia. With rapid administration of the drug, pain may appear along the veins, which disappears when the rate of administration is reduced.

The combined use of carnitine chloride with glucocorticoids promotes its accumulation in tissues other than the liver, and other anabolic agents can enhance its effect.

There is no data on the possibility of using the drug during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The decision to use the drug should be made after assessing the balance of possible risk for the child and benefit for the mother.

Thus, carnitine chloride is an effective drug for the treatment of acute cerebrovascular accidents and brain damage. However, like any other medication, it should be used only under the supervision of a physician and in accordance with the instructions for use.