Cortexin is used in the treatment of pathologies of the nervous system, traumatic brain injuries, cerebral palsy. It belongs to the group of protein bioregulators, normalizes metabolic processes in the brain, has anticonvulsant, antioxidant, nootropic, cerebroprotectin effects on the central nervous system. A large number of Cortexin analogues have been created.
Material Content:
Composition, active ingredient Cortexin
It is produced in the form of a lyopholizate - a powdery substance of white or yellowish color, intended for the manufacture of solutions.
Packed in bottles of 5, 10 mg.
The main component is cortexin.
Nootropic effect:
- activates brain activity;
- improves memory and learning ability;
- increases alertness;
- increases stress resistance.
The neuroprotective effect is reduced to the implementation of the protection of neurons from free radicals, calcium ions, glutamate. There is a mitigation of the effects of psychotropic drugs.
Antioxidant ability:
- stops oxidative degradation of lipids;
- enhances the viability of neurons during oxygen starvation and oxidative stress.
Tissue-specific property contributes to:
- activation of metabolic processes in neurons of both the central nervous system and peripheral;
- improving brain function and the state of the nervous system.
Cortexin injections are prescribed for children and adults. With a patient weighing more than 20 kg, the dosage is the same: once a day, 10 mg for 10 days. Then a break of 10 days is arranged, after which a second course is carried out: 1 bottle of lyophilisate per day.
The solution is not intended for storage, therefore it must be used immediately.
Cheaper tablets
In pharmacies, cheaper analogues are on sale.
- Piracetam is a nootropic drug. It is used in the treatment of dizziness, memory impairment, Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke, coma as a result of trauma or poisoning. Children are prescribed for learning disabilities.
Adults are prescribed 30-160 mg / kg / day for 2-4 doses. The course is 6-8 weeks.
Children - 30-50 mg / kg / day in 2-3 doses. The course is not less than 21 days.
It has contraindications:
- hemorrhagic stroke;
- renal failure;
- individual intolerance to the drug;
- pregnancy and lactation.
- Glycine is a metabolic drug, an essential amino acid. Regulates metabolism, activates and normalizes the processes of protective inhibition in the central nervous system. Improves mental activity of the brain, reduces mental and emotional stress.
It is prescribed for pathological conditions of the central nervous system.
Pills help cope with alcoholism. Improve the condition of weather-dependent patients. Helps to restore athletes after heavy loads.
The medicine is prescribed to adults for 1-2 pcs. 2-3 times a day. The course is 2-4 weeks.
Children - 0.5 tablets 2-3 times for 14 days.
There are no side effects. There is only one contraindication - pregnancy and lactation.
Do not exceed a dose of 1000 mg per day.
- Tryptophan - an essential amino acid that regulates mood, is part of the proteins of living organisms. Their lack can lead to negative consequences. Tryptophan helps restore medication. It acts universally, promotes the production of serotonin and melatonin.
In the daytime it raises the mood, improves performance, fights fear, anxiety, tension.
At night it helps to relax, allows you to fall asleep and have a good rest.
Before using any medicine, carefully read the instructions for use.
Cortexin analogs in tablets are quite famous and popular. They help well and are not very expensive.
Ampoule Budget Substitutes
The pharmaceutical industry produces Cortexin analogues in ampoules. These include:
- Cerebrolysin - used as an intramuscular injection. The course of treatment depends on the condition of the patient and lasts from 10 to 20 days. It is indicated for stroke, complications caused by neurosurgical intervention, head injuries, psycho-organic syndrome and depressive states, Alzheimer's disease, and neuropediatrics.
Side effects are very rare, but there are. These include the following factors:
- nausea, diarrhea;
- dizziness, headache;
- apathy, depression, agitation;
- increase or decrease in blood pressure.
In clinical trials, these undesirable effects appeared not only in patients receiving cerebrolysin, but also in those taking placebo.
The drug is contraindicated in patients with severe renal failure, intolerance, and epilepsy.
Fast administration of the drug provokes a sensation of fever, dizziness, and sweating.
- Cerebrolysate - contains active peptides and amino acids. Available in dark ampoules.
It is applied in the following cases:
- comprehensively with discirculatory encephalopathy;
- after a hemorrhagic stroke;
- during ischemic stroke;
- with head injuries;
- Cerebral palsy;
- with memory impairment and distracted attention in children and other pathologies.
Injections are administered intramuscularly daily or every other day, 1-5 ml. The therapeutic course is 20 days.
It has side effects: local hyperemia, soreness, irritation. Perhaps an increase in blood pressure, a manifestation of allergies.
Do not use under the following conditions:
- hypersensitivity;
- pregnancy
- epilepsy;
- renal failure.
- Actovegin - injection solution, transparent, colorless or yellowish.
With a high severity of the disease, the drug is injected into a vein or artery of 10-20 ml daily.After the situation improves, therapy is continued by intravenous or intramuscular administration of 5 ml, slowly, through nets or daily.
Injections are prescribed for pathologies such as ischemic stroke, dementia, impaired peripheral circulation, and diabetic polyneuropathy.
It has side effects: allergy, urticaria, redness, myalgia.
The drug is contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to the active substance, pulmonary edema, decompensated heart failure, kidney pathologies, children under the age of majority.
- Neurotropin is an inhibitor of processes associated with free radicals. It is an antioxidant, antihypoxant, membrane-protective, nootropic, anticonvulsant drug.
When administered intravenously 400-500 mg, the maximum plasma concentration is 3.5 - 4.0 μg / ml after 25-30 minutes.
Neurotropin is prescribed in complex therapy for lesions of cerebral vessels of various origins, memory disorders in elderly patients, neurosis and other diseases.
The medicine is administered in / in or in / m, slowly, 5-7 minutes or drip 40-60 minutes.
Causes side effects: nausea, diarrhea, flatulence, a metallic taste or dry mouth. As well as a feeling of heat in the body, drowsiness, allergies.
Contraindication is hypersensitivity to the drug, liver and kidney disease, the age of 18 years, pregnancy and lactation.
Medicines, as well as a method of therapy, are prescribed by a doctor. He will advise which is better, Cortexin or its substitutes. Do not self-medicate in order not to harm your health.
