Pantogama Tablets

Pantogama tablets are a drug from the group of nootropics. Available in the form of biconvex round white tablets. International name: Hopanthenic acid. Pantogam is presented as a homoanalogue of gopamine, but effective against a wider range of diseases, including the most severe types of pathology. Distributed through pharmacies and medical institutions.

The scope of application of the drug covers various pathological conditions caused by inflammation, lack of blood circulation, injuries, cerebral ischemia, hypoxia, vascular, metabolic, cerebrospinal fluid pathologies and other disorders of the nervous system. Thus, Pantogam is prescribed for cerebral insufficiency, circulatory disorders in the brain, as well as for neurodegenerative and neurological diseases. It is successfully used in the treatment of migraine, Meniere's syndrome, insomnia, anxiety and asthenopsychotic syndrome. An important part of the areas of application of the medicine for children is cerebral palsy, delayed psychomotor development, mental retardation, Down syndrome, but Pantogame also has a place even in pediatrics and the treatment of puberty. The drug is used for clonic and vegetative forms of stuttering. Pantothenic acid is vitamin B5, a B vitamin. According to the manufacturers of Pantogam, the complex of its substances performs similar functions to the vitamin of the same name. In particular, one of them is restoring the level of DNA expression, removing harmful toxins and poisons, strengthening cell membranes, stimulating cell regeneration, and metabolism of cholesterol and lipids. In general, it is the starting material for the synthesis of structural components of the cell nucleus, stimulates the formation of neurotransmitters, and improves blood circulation.

Indications: parkinsonism; tremor; cerebral disorders of various origins; hyperkinesia; consequences of injuries and severe brain diseases; optic neuropathy; vascular dementias; spinal cord injuries; neuritis and neuralgia; psychotic states, dyslexia. Contraindications. Prohibited for both children under 3 years of age and their mothers during breastfeeding. Children 3–7 years old can take this drug only under the strict supervision of a specialist. The drug has strict restrictions on age and weight - the lower limit is set at 12 kg and 3 years, respectively. However, Pantogam tablets also have absolute contraindications: acute progressive stage of kidney disease, increased individual intolerance to the components that make up the drug. Typically, allergic reactions occur due to cross-sensitivity to pantothenic acid-derived ingredients. The following side effects are possible: conjunctivitis and allergic rash, manifested by sneezing, lacrimation and rhinitis. In case of overdose, an increase in the severity of undesirable effects is observed. Therefore, each dose is prescribed by a doctor taking into account the results of a diagnostic study, the patient’s age, the severity of his pathology, and the phase of the pathological process. Interaction. In practice, a faster effect of the drug was noted in combination with psychotropic, anti-inflammatory drugs.