In the line of medications for external use, intended to relieve pain during an attack of neuralgia, relieve joint or muscle pain, Viprosal ointment is very popular. The instructions for use will tell you the advantages of this drug and how to use it correctly.
Indications for use Viprosal B
What is the ointment used for?
The drug is used in the presence of pain in patients with arthritis of various etiologies. Also used for rheumatic pain, to treat neuralgia , myalgia , sciatica and sciatica (lumbosacral sciatica).
The use of the ointment is justified for patients with lumbago , that is, attacks of fairly intense pain in the lumbar region.
Adverse reactions on the body
On thin, sensitive skin, with increasing dosage of Viprosal ointment, there is a possibility of negative effects. Adverse reactions:
- dryness and flaking;
- skin rashes;
- a burning sensation and heat in the areas where the ointment was applied;
- redness.
Side effects from Viprosal do not require additional treatment . After stopping treatment, they go away on their own. If severe allergic reactions occur, you should consult a doctor.
Contraindications
The ointment is not prescribed to patients who have skin diseases, including purulent and allergic diseases.
Also contraindications to the use of viprosal are a feverish state, an active form of pulmonary tuberculosis , severe disturbances in the functioning of the liver, severe disturbances in the functioning of the kidneys, cachexia (the highest degree of exhaustion of the body).
The ointment should not be used if the patient has severe insufficiency of cerebral and coronary circulation, as well as a tendency to vasospasms.
Viprosal is not prescribed to pregnant women or breastfeeding mothers.
The drug should not be used by patients who are highly sensitive to the components of the drug.
Features of the medicine
Viprosal is produced in the form of an ointment, intended only for external use on the skin. During production, it is packaged in a 50 g tube. The white ointment is produced with a specific camphor-turpentine aroma.
Snake venom is the active ingredient in Viprosal ointment. Additionally, the composition includes:
- Turpentine;
- Paraffin;
- Salicylic acid;
- Camphor;
- Glycerin and other ingredients.
This composition allows you to achieve positive results from using the product.
Viprosal B ointment, instructions for use (Method and dosage)
According to the instructions for use, Viprosal B is used externally, applied to painful areas of the skin.
Before rubbing the drug in, rinse the areas of skin to which it will be applied with warm water. The ointment should be applied once a day. In this case, the dose of the drug should be 5-10 g, which is equal to 1-2 teaspoons.
Viprosal is gradually rubbed into the skin. If the pain is severe enough, then you should use this drug twice a day until the pain stops.
As a rule, the general course of treatment lasts ten days. It is very important to wash your hands thoroughly after rubbing the drug in so that the ointment does not get into the eyes and mucous membranes.
The product is not produced in tablets.
Composition, release forms
The holder of the registration certificate for Viprosal B is the Baltic pharmaceutical concern AS “Grindeks”, Latvia. The medicine is produced at the Tallinn Pharmaceutical Plant. The finished medicine with this trade name is available in a single form - liniment. This is an ointment formed by a mixture of irritating substances, intended exclusively for external (cutaneous) use. There are no other dosage forms - Viprosal tablets, solution, cream or gel.
The instructions describe the appearance of the medication - white color, medium thick consistency, a slight yellowish tint is allowed. The ointment has a peculiar, rather pungent odor (reminiscent of fir), formed by a combination of the pungent odor of turpentine and the spicy, somewhat medicinal odor of camphor. Packaged in aluminum tubes with an internal varnish surface with a capacity of 30, 50 or 75 g, equipped with a screw cap. Together with the instructions, the tube is placed in an individual cardboard pack.
Composition, dosage and properties of the active components of Viprosal B:
- Viper venom in dry weight (lethal mouse toxicity unit 0.05 IU) is an irritant and anti-inflammatory agent, reduces pain, affects physiological hemolysis, increases capillary permeability, and promotes the resorption of scars.
- Racemic camphor (30 mg) is an analeptic, reduces vascular tone, stimulates blood circulation, has an antiseptic, local irritant, antipruritic, and antirheumatic effect.
- Purified gum turpentine, otherwise turpentine oil (30 mg) - duplicates the properties of camphor.
- Salicylic acid (10 mg) is a compound with pronounced anti-inflammatory activity, antiseptic, irritant, antirheumatic and keratolytic agent.
In addition to the main components, Viprosal includes a number of auxiliary ingredients, these are:
- Vaseline, hard wax-like paraffin - the basis of the ointment;
- a mixture of stearic and cetyl alcohols, glycerin (glycerol) – stabilizer, provides viscosity;
- sodium cetyl stearyl sulfate – anionic surfactant;
- sodium chloride – detoxifying agent, solvent;
- purified water - solvent, brings to the specified volume.
Analogs
Level 4 ATC code matches: Dolobene
Nayatoks
Finalgon
Apizartron
Bee venom
Gavkamen
Dimexide
Menthol oil
Alflutop
Gum turpentine
Capsicam
Tizol
Camphor alcohol
Turpentine ointment
Formic alcohol
Mataren Plus
Dimethyl sulfoxide
Fast Relief
It has no structural analogues.
Means with a similar effect
If it is impossible to use Viprosal, the doctor recommends a similar remedy that is suitable for the mechanism of action. For this drug, analogues will be:
- Salvisar - contains viper venom, camphor, turpentine. Maintains joint mobility, relieves pain and inflammation.
- Alorum liniment. This is an ointment with herbal ingredients. Contains extracts of medicinal herbs - calendula, chamomile, aloe vera;
- Turpentine ointment. Disinfects, warms, ensures blood flow to tissues, eliminates pain, accelerates recovery.
Viprosal B price, where to buy
The cost of a 30 g tube is approximately 240 rubles.
The price of Viprosal B ointment 50 g is 310 rubles.
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Pharmacological properties of the drug
Viprosal ointment has become widely known due to its unique multicomponent composition. The therapeutic effect provided is based on the combination of properties of the ointment components, which enhance and complement each other’s effects.
The main active ingredient of the drug Viprosal is snake venom. This is a complex mixture of proteins, amino acids, enzymes and other organic and inorganic compounds produced by the glands of the poisonous viper snake from the viper family. When they come into contact with the skin, these substances stimulate the endings of nerve fibers that send impulses to the central nervous system, which leads to a local and reflex response. The nervous system includes motor and autonomic nerve fibers innervating skeletal muscles, internal organs, glands, and blood vessels. Blood clotting is activated, local release of biological signaling molecules and peptides that regulate many physiological processes in the body - bradykinin, histamine.
Taken together, the complex of active ingredients that form the basis of Viprosal B ointment produces the following pharmacological effect:
- local irritating effect - excites the terminal branches of dendrites (the processes of nerve cells that receive and transmit a signal to the body of a sensitive neuron), activating regulatory mechanisms, in particular the vascular center. Creates a distracting thermal effect and a slight burning sensation, causes redness of the skin due to the expansion of superficial blood vessels, improves the trophism of the underlying tissues and organs involved in the pathological process, which has a positive effect on the course of the disease, accelerates the restoration of damaged structures and the healing process;
- analgesic effect - suppresses pain impulses, reduces the intensity of the sensation of pain by activating the analgesic defense system, which regulates the perception of pain, and increasing the production of endogenous opioid peptides by brain cells, which have a pronounced analgesic effect.
