Who is prescribed electrophoresis with aminophylline? Electrophoresis for infants is a useful and painless procedure

Electrophoresis with aminophylline cervical region spine - a physiotherapeutic method of influencing the body with galvanic current in combination with medications. The procedure is quite common. It has been used since the last century. Many years of practice have made it possible to thoroughly study the indications, contraindications, and mechanism of action of this physiotherapeutic procedure on the body.

Mechanism of action

Medicines enter the body through the skin or mucous membranes. As a result low speed transported ions, medicinal substances accumulate in the epidermis. From there, thanks to the circulation of blood and lymph, they are distributed throughout the body. Therefore, the effect does not occur immediately; of the total volume of the substance used, only 3% enters the body. Ion therapy, another name for electrophoresis, is very popular and has a positive effect on the body:

reduces the inflammatory process;
relieves pain;
has a relaxing effect on the body;
improves microcirculation;
increases production biologically active substances.

The electrophoresis technique is based on the entry of the drug into the body through the sebaceous or sweat glands. The product can linger in the subcutaneous fat layer for a day, which explains the prolonged effect of the procedure. Direct impact on the site of the disease contributes to speedy recovery and minimizes side effects. There are several medicinal substances that are used in combination with ionotherapy: Eufillin, Calcium, Lidaza, Kiripazim, Potassium. In our article we will talk about the effect of Eufillin on the cervical spine.

Indications and contraindications for use

Electrophoresis with aminophylline on the cervical spine is used in the treatment of neurological, therapeutic or surgical pathologies. Used in pediatric and traumatology practice. Ion therapy is prescribed for diseases:

ENT organs: sinusitis, otitis, sinusitis.
Nervous system.
Musculoskeletal system: osteoarthrosis, osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernia, Schmorl's hernia.
Skin: psoriasis, furunculosis, bedsores.
Respiratory organs: bronchitis or bronchial asthma.

Direct current therapy is also prescribed for small children. As a result of exposure to medicinal substances directly, bypassing gastrointestinal tract and blood flow, the likelihood of side effects is reduced to a minimum. Ionotherapy with aminophylline is prescribed for the treatment and prevention of the following pathologies:

torticollis;
cerebral palsy;
circulatory disorders;
delayed development.

The method and duration of the course are prescribed by the doctor. The physiotherapy room nurse only carries out the instructions. Electrophoresis with aminophylline, a common procedure, still has a number of contraindications. These include tumors, inflammatory processes in the body, hyperthermia, skin damage (wounds, scratches). This list is supplemented by allergies to the substance used.

Methods of manipulation

Cervical electrophoresis is easy to use. You need fabric pads that are sized to completely cover the electrode plate. Before starting the manipulation, they are boiled, squeezed out and left to cool completely. Afterwards, aminophylline is applied to the fabric, strictly following the developed table.

Then pads with electrodes are applied to the cervical spine at the required distance. They are fixed using sandbags. Instead of fabric pads, you can also use gauze, soaking them in the medicinal substance. The patient is covered during ionotherapy.

The strength of the galvanic current is increased gradually. When carrying out the procedure, you need to pay attention to the general condition of the patient and his sense of self. At the site where the electrodes are applied, you should feel slight tingling, which normally does not cause discomfort. If pain the procedure should be stopped. Be sure to report this situation to your doctor.

The course of treatment lasts 10 - 15 days, its duration is determined by the attending physician. Iontophoresis can be performed every day or every other day. The duration of one session is 20 minutes. For children, the duration of the physiotherapy procedure is reduced to 10 minutes.

Effect on the body

Eufillin has an analgesic and bronchodilator effect. Its use improves blood circulation, nutrition of all organs and systems, the body is better saturated with oxygen. Thanks to ion therapy, the drug directly reaches the affected tissue area, creating a depot of medicinal substances. This allows you to use the drug more effectively and safely.

The activity of the drug can be traced for 20 days, all pharmacological properties. Its effect on the body occurs even with small doses of administration. All side effects and allergic effects are minimal. During electrophoresis, the drug is exposed to ionization, which increases the effectiveness of the drug. In the presence of bronchopulmonary diseases, osteochondrosis of the cervical and thoracic spine, the method of using electrophoresis with aminophylline is especially effective. The method actively affects drainage bronchial tree, has an expectorant effect. With osteochondrosis, blood circulation and regeneration of damaged tissues improves.

Features of ion therapy for children and pregnant women

The procedure during pregnancy is safe and does not affect intrauterine development baby. On the contrary, electrophoresis is a common physiotherapy procedure in this position. It helps reduce muscle tone of the uterus. Contraindications for using the technique are:

Electrophoresis is a painless procedure in which medications are administered through the skin or mucous membrane by exposure to pulsed or direct galvanic current. Exposure to current increases the sensitivity of tissues to drugs, increases their activity, and acts as an irritant on skin receptors to improve blood circulation and lymph flow. In addition, there is an acceleration metabolic processes in organism.

This physiotherapeutic method is used to treat many diseases: genitourinary system, pathologies of the musculoskeletal system, diseases of the nervous and respiratory systems etc. However, medications for electrophoresis may be different. Let's take a closer look at the features of the electrophoresis procedure with the drug Eufillin, often prescribed for diseases accompanied by cough.

Action and indications for use of the drug Eufillin

Euphylline is a combined synthetic drug whose main active ingredients are theophylline and ethylenediamine. This drug is available in various dosage forms, including Eufillin in the form of solutions different concentrations in ampoules for parenteral administration.

Indications for the use of Eufillin as mono- or complex therapy are:

broncho-obstructive syndrome;
status asthmaticus;
dysfunction of the respiratory center;
hypertension in the pulmonary circulation;
cerebral vascular crises of atherosclerotic origin;
circulatory failure, etc.

Basics pharmachologic effect the drug is as follows:

relaxation of the bronchial muscles;
stimulation of the respiratory center;
decreased rate of mediator release allergic reactions;
decreased blood vessel resistance;
extension coronary vessels;
inhibition of platelet aggregation;
moderate diuretic effect etc.

The mechanism of action of electrophoresis with Eufillin

In general, electrophoresis with Eufillin has anti-inflammatory, vasodilating, absorbable and analgesic effects. During the procedure, medicinal substances are introduced into the tissues through the sebaceous and sweat glands, intercellular gaps in the form of negatively and positively charged ions. In higher concentrations, drugs are retained in the skin and subcutaneous fatty tissue, which ensures their long-term focal and reflex effects on the body (more than a day).

To carry out the electrophoresis procedure, electrodes and medicinal pads are used, consisting of several layers of gauze or filter paper. The gasket is soaked in a two percent solution of the drug. During the procedure it is possible feeling of lightness tingling. The duration of one session is 25 - 30 minutes, and the course of treatment is from 10 to 15 procedures performed every other day.

Medicinal electrophoresis is the effect on the body of a direct electric current in combination with the introduction of various medicinal substances through the skin or mucous membranes. In physiotherapy, electrophoresis is the most popular method, as it has many positive effects on the patient’s body:

reduces the intensity of the inflammatory process;
has an anti-edematous effect;
eliminates pain syndrome;
relaxes increased muscle tone;
produces a calming effect;
improves microcirculation;
accelerates the process of tissue regeneration;
stimulates the production of biologically active substances (for example, vitamins, microelements, hormones);
activates protective forces body.

The principle of the method is that drugs enter the body through intercellular spaces, sebaceous and sweat glands in the form of positive or negative particles (ions). Medicinal dose with electrophoresis it is low: only 2-10% of the total volume of the drug contained on the pad.

Most of the drug is retained in the skin and subcutaneous fat, that is, it does not immediately enter the bloodstream, but a day or more after the procedure. This property determines the delayed (prolonged) effect of the physiotherapy procedure: improvement of metabolism and innervation, removal pain syndrome, swelling, etc.

During electrophoresis, active medicinal substances accumulate as much as possible in the pathological focus, since the pad with the medication is applied directly to the “sore spot”, and is several times higher than the dose administered by injection or orally. Therefore efficiency medicinal electrophoresis quite high. Bypassing the gastrointestinal tract, the drug practically does not cause side effects on the body.

Indications for electrophoresis in adults

Drug electrophoresis is widely used in complex therapy of neurological, therapeutic, surgical, gynecological diseases, as well as in traumatology, pediatrics and dentistry. The physiotherapy procedure can be prescribed repeatedly, and electrophoresis does not have any specific time limits.

bronchial asthma;
pneumonia;
acute and chronic bronchitis;
bronchiectasis;
tracheitis;
pleurisy;

rhinitis;
pharyngitis;
tonsillitis;
otitis;
sinusitis;
frontal sinusitis;

gastritis;
peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum;
cholecystitis;
pancreatitis;
colitis;

hypertension stages 1 and 2;
hypotension;
atherosclerosis;
angina pectoris;
phlebeurysm;
atrial fibrillation;
endarteritis;

Diseases of the genitourinary system of women and men

pyelonephritis;
cystitis;
urethritis;
prostatitis;
endometriosis;
adnexitis;
endometritis;
cervicitis;
vaginitis;

neuritis;
neuralgia;
radiculitis;
migraine;
neuroses;
intervertebral hernia;
insomnia;
plexitis;
brain and spinal cord injuries;
paresis and paralysis;
ganglioneuritis;

osteochondrosis;
osteoarthritis;
arthritis and polyarthritis;
spondylosis;
dislocations and fractures;
joint contracture;

diabetes;

burns;
acne (acne);
seborrhea;
scarring;
psoriasis;
trophic ulcers;
bedsores;
dermatitis;
folliculitis;
furunculosis;

Eye diseases

iridocyclitis;
uveitis;
conjunctivitis;
blepharitis;
keratitis;
optic nerve atrophy.

Dental diseases

stomatitis;
gingivitis;
periodontitis;
periodontal disease;

Postoperative rehabilitation

postoperative wounds;
postoperative scars.

Contraindications

Medicinal electrophoresis is quite universal and affordable way physiotherapy, but it has a number of contraindications. These include:

tumors of any location and etiology;
heart failure;
presence of an artificial pacemaker (pacemaker);
inflammatory process in the acute phase;
increased body temperature;
bronchial asthma (severe form);
bleeding disorders (increased bleeding, tendency to bleed);
skin pathologies (eczema, dermatitis);
impaired sensitivity of the skin;
mechanical damage in the area where medicinal pads are applied (wounds, cuts, abrasions);
intolerance electric current;
allergy to a drug that needs to be administered using electrophoresis.

On a note: menstrual bleeding is not absolute contraindication to electrophoresis, since it is a natural process not caused by any pathological (inflammatory or infectious) factor. It is not advisable to perform the procedure during menstruation if it is known that the electrodes will be applied to the area of the uterus and ovaries.

Methodology

The essence of the procedure lies in the location medicine(solution or gel) perpendicular to the movement of electric current, i.e. between the electrode and the surface of human skin. Depending on the method of applying electrodes and the method of drug administration, several methods of drug electrophoresis are distinguished.

Galvanic (percutaneous) - gauze or filtered paper pads are impregnated with a medicinal solution, which are placed on the patient’s body on opposite sides of the pathological focus to create a field within which the medicinal substance will move. Electrodes are placed inside the gaskets and covered with a protective film on top;

Bath - the required volume is poured into a special container (bath), which is already equipped with electrodes medicinal solution. The patient immerses the painful part of the body (arm or leg) in the liquid;

Cavity - into hollow organs (stomach, bladder, rectum, vagina, uterus) a solution of the drug is injected, one of the electrodes is placed there, and the second is located on the surface of the body;

Interstitial - the drug is administered orally (through the mouth) or by injection, after which electrodes are placed in the area of the pathological focus. Interstitial electrophoresis is most effective in the treatment of respiratory diseases (bronchitis, laryngitis, tracheobronchitis, etc.)

Treatment with electrophoresis

Bath electrophoresis

Effective in the treatment of arthritis, polyarthritis, plexitis, polyneuritis and other diseases of the joints and nervous system.

Electrophoresis with Karipazim

Karipazim is a drug for the treatment of hernias intervertebral discs(active ingredient papain). The standard course of treatment with caripazin is 15-20 sessions (to obtain stable clinical effect you need to take 2-3 courses with breaks of 1-2 months).

Electrophoresis with lidase

Lidase (hyaluronidase) increases tissue and vascular permeability, improves the movement of fluids in the interstitial spaces, and helps soften scars. Therefore, electrophoresis with lidase is very often prescribed in gynecology, traumatology and surgery to resolve adhesions.

Electrophoresis with aminophylline

Eufillin has an analgesic, bronchodilator effect, improves blood circulation and blood supply internal organs. Therefore, electrophoresis with aminophylline is widely used for the treatment of pulmonary, vascular, neurological and other diseases.

Electrophoresis with calcium

Prescribed for bronchitis, neuralgia, neuritis, myositis. Calcium electrophoresis is most often used in orthopedics to replenish relative and absolute calcium losses. The effect that calcium has on the body:

detoxification;
antiallergic;
hemostatic;
anti-inflammatory;
strengthens blood vessels and reduces their permeability.

Electrophoresis with potassium

Used in therapy inflammatory diseases respiratory tract, at bronchial asthma, eye pathologies.

In most cases, electrophoresis is carried out using the galvanic method, i.e. Electrodes with a drug-impregnated pad are simply placed on the skin. But what technique is used (collar, belt, according to Shcherbak or Ratner), depends on the diagnosis and localization of the pathological focus. Typically, the choice of method is determined by the attending physician (or a physical nurse in the absence of a doctor).

The most effective and widely used medicinal electrophoresis techniques:

Ionic reflexes according to Shcherbak

prescribed for hypertension, neuroses, peptic ulcer stomach and duodenum.

Ionic collar

effective in the treatment of traumatic brain injuries, neuroses, hypertension, sleep disorders, etc.

Ionic belt

used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the female genital organs and various violations sexual function.

General electrophoresis (Vermeule method)

The method is most effective in the treatment of hypertension, atherosclerosis, cardiosclerosis, neurosis, migraine, etc.

Electrophoresis according to Bourguignon (orbital-occipital)

the procedure is prescribed for the treatment of facial or trigeminal nerve, as well as vascular, traumatic and inflammatory processes in the brain.

Nasal electrophoresis

used in the treatment of vascular, inflammatory and traumatic pathologies of the brain, stomach and duodenal ulcers, and metabolic disorders.

Electrophoresis according to Ratner

used to treat circulatory disorders in the cervical spine, in the treatment of cerebral palsy and to restore normal functioning of organs after birth injuries in children.

Side effects and complications

When performing medicinal electrophoresis, side effects or more serious complications are observed very rarely. Usually these are allergic reactions to the administered drug, which are manifested by redness of the skin, an itchy rash, and slight swelling at the site where the electrodes are applied. When canceling the procedure and using antihistamines negative manifestations disappear quickly.

Also, during the 2-3 electrophoresis procedure, a slight increase in pain and an increase in local or general temperature for inflammatory diseases (functional exacerbation). By the end of the course of physiotherapy discomfort pass on their own.

Electrophoresis for children and infants

Infants under one year of age are prescribed electrophoresis for the treatment of the following pathologies:

increased or decreased muscle tone;
minor neurological disorders;
diseases of the musculoskeletal system;
diseases accompanied by severe pain;
diathesis;
pathologies of ENT organs;
burns.

On a note: Increased tone muscles is a serious obstacle to normal physical development child. Treatment with electrophoresis allows you to replace the injection or oral administration of necessary medications.

Each child tolerates the electrophoresis procedure differently: some calmly and quietly, others nervously and irritably. If the baby’s reaction is sharply negative (cries throughout the entire procedure and after it, sleeps and eats poorly, etc.), then the decision to continue treatment is made only taking into account possible benefits and existing risks.

Children over 1 year of age have no restrictions for treatment with electrophoresis, except for individual intolerance to the drug.

Electrophoresis during pregnancy and gynecology

For pregnant women, in the absence of contraindications, doctors often prescribe physiotherapeutic procedures as a supportive measure.

Usually this is electrophoresis - a method that is considered not only gentle, but also the most optimal during pregnancy and lactation for improving blood circulation and reducing muscle tone, including the tone of the uterus.

Electrophoresis should not be used during pregnancy in the following cases:

vomit;
kidney diseases;
low blood clotting with risk of bleeding;
poor fetal condition;
eclampsia (severe toxicosis in the second half of pregnancy).

In gynecology, electrophoresis is prescribed for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases (cervicitis, endometritis, endometriosis, etc.).

The most effective method in these cases will be interstitial electrophoresis with antibiotics. For cervical erosion and endometriosis, the procedure is used as one of the methods of delivering medications (iodine, zinc, lidase, amidopyrine) to the affected tissues.

Electrophoresis for uterine fibroids is included in the program conservative treatment and contributes to the complete elimination or reduction clinical manifestations diseases, restoration of ovarian and uterine myometrial function.

Electrophoresis at home

Medicinal electrophoresis, as one of the main physiotherapy procedures, is provided by any government agency free of charge. If it is not possible to visit the hospital every day to undergo the procedure, then you can do electrophoresis at home.

To do this you need:

purchase the device and the necessary medications;
get detailed recommendations for home treatment from a physiotherapist;
invite a physical nurse to your home for the first (training) session.

Alternative Methods

Another popular method of introducing medicinal substances into the human body, but not with the help of electric current, but through ultrasonic waves, is phonophoresis. In terms of effectiveness, phonophoresis is not inferior to electrophoresis and has much fewer contraindications for its implementation.

The question of which method to use in a particular case is decided by the attending physician. But as practice shows, electrophoresis is most often prescribed, and only if it is impossible to carry out it, phonophoresis is chosen, since not all medicinal substances that are used in electrophoresis are used for phonophoresis.

This is due to the fact that under the influence of ultrasound these substances are destroyed, lose their activity or change their pharmacological properties. For example, novocaine, platyphylline, atropine, some vitamins ( ascorbic acid, vitamins gr. IN).

The electrophoresis procedure is used in medicine to treat large quantity diseases. The technique is safe, therefore it is used in children's practice. Electrophoresis with aminophylline is often prescribed for infants. Therefore, parents need to know about this procedure, when and for what purpose it is used.

Electrophoresis ensures the penetration of the product into the body through the skin due to the action of electric current.

The latter forms a field that facilitates the entry of the drug inside. The process is painless and safe, which allows it to be used for infants.

The electrophoresis procedure allows you to administer aminophylline in the form of ions, in this state the drug most actively exhibits its effect. In the field of pathology it is created high concentration medicines.

Eufillin accumulates in tissues, which provides a longer therapeutic effect. Electrophoresis ensures direct penetration of the drug into the pathological area without its destruction. The current itself stimulates the immune system and activates blood circulation.

When is it appointed?

The list of indications for electrophoresis with aminophylline is quite large. For patients childhood the procedure is prescribed for joint dysplasia in order to reduce intracranial pressure, muscle hyper- or hypotonicity, to improve cerebral circulation.

The technique can be used to combat stagnant processes soft tissues, also for the purpose of pain relief.

Contraindications

Electrophoresis with aminophylline for a child has the following contraindications:

In cases where patients suffer from these diseases, the procedure is not prescribed.

Action of aminophylline

It is important to know why aminophylline is prescribed. The drug is characterized wide range effects on the human body, so it is widely used. This medicine can provide therapeutic effect not only locally, but throughout the patient’s entire body.

Eufillin relaxes the smooth muscles of the bronchi, facilitating breathing movements. The product has an antispasmodic effect, which reduces the severity of pain. Eufillin expands blood vessels, stimulates both general and local blood circulation.

This effect of the drug ensures the flow of oxygen to organs and tissues. The drug increases the heart rate, lowers the numbers blood pressure, stimulates diuresis.

The procedure requires a solution of aminophylline 2.4%, which is moistened with either a gauze pad or special filter paper.

They are applied to the pathological area, plate electrodes are pressed on top, after which current is supplied. Infant You can swaddle it, this will prevent the equipment from moving.

The procedure should only be carried out in medical institutions under the supervision of trained personnel. The duration of electrophoresis is from 10 to 15 minutes. On average, patients are prescribed 10 sessions.

Treatment in combination with papaverine

Papaverine is powerful antispasmodic, his joint use with aminophylline is required in case of severe pain syndrome. This method is needed to dilate blood vessels and stimulate blood flow.

Electrophoresis with aminophylline and papaverine is prescribed for cerebral palsy in children, birth injuries, various metabolic disorders, torticollis.

A gauze pad soaked in aminophylline is placed on the neck area, material with papaverine is placed on the area of the ribs of the right half of the chest cavity.

Electrophoresis with papaverine is not permitted if patients have allergic reactions to this drug, liver failure, glaucoma.

With nicotinic acid

During the treatment of birth injuries, hydrocephalus, muscle hyper- and hypotonicity, it is possible to use aminophylline and nicotinic acid together.

The latter promotes increased carbohydrate metabolism, additional vasodilation, and stimulates faster wound healing skin, lowers cholesterol levels in biochemical analysis blood.

Besides, a nicotinic acid Also has an analgesic effect, activates blood circulation in the brain, upper and lower extremities.

During the session, the pad is applied to the lumbar or cervical region spinal column. Caution when using this type of electrophoresis should be exercised in the presence of allergic reactions and liver diseases.

Other treatments

Doctors know well what it is - electrophoresis for infants. The procedure cannot always be carried out as necessary. This also applies to older children. In such situations, other methods of drug administration are used.

Droppers

With droppers, the dosage of aminophylline is calculated depending on the child’s body weight. The drug is diluted in 200 ml isotonic solution, after which it is introduced slowly into venous vessel. The procedure is carried out under control medical personnel, the frequency is determined by the attending physician.

Injections

The dose of the drug also depends on the child’s body weight. Typically, 5-20 ml of aminophylline is diluted in 10-20 ml of isotonic solution. The drug is administered slowly, over 5-7 minutes. The frequency and duration of injections are also prescribed and adjusted only by the attending physician.

Side effects of aminophylline

The following side effects can be diagnosed when using aminophylline:

The appearance of allergic reactions.
Deterioration general condition– complaints of weakness, sleep disturbances, headaches.
Reduced blood pressure.
IN in rare cases tremor of the upper extremities is diagnosed.

In general, the procedure was well tolerated. Since the action occurs through the skin, side effects are rarely recorded.

Conclusion

Electrophoresis – effective procedure treatment of many pathologies. Parents of young patients should know about it, positive and negative points use. This will help effective treatment, without harmful influence on the child's body.

For effective therapy osteochondrosis acute stage a whole range of medications and procedures is used. Vasodilator drugs are an essential component of treatment. Most often, doctors prescribe the old, time-tested Eufillin.

Description and pharmacological action of the drug

The course of spinal osteochondrosis is always accompanied by severe vascular spasm and myalgia.

In the acute stage, when sympathetic innervation is involved in inflammation, impulse flows weaken, provoking spasms in blood vessels.

Advanced stage, inadequate drug therapy leads to further damage to nearby tissues. To completely eliminate such severe consequences, in a comprehensive drug treatment are appointed.

How do drugs with vasodilating effects work?:

relieving spasms, eliminating stagnant processes;
stabilize the transmission of impulses through the central and peripheral nervous system;
promote better blood supply with microcirculation in the area of the pathological focus.

For vasodilator therapy, the drug Eufillin is most often used. According to clinical and pharmacological affiliation, the drug Eufillin is included in the bronchodilator group.

The drug has a wide range of effects on the body:

stimulates the contractility of the diaphragm;
stimulates respiratory, intercostal muscle contraction;
has a relaxing effect on the spasmodic muscles of the bronchi;
influencing respiratory center, stimulates respiratory function;
increases the strength and frequency of contractions in the myocardium;
dilates blood vessels of brain tissue, skin, kidneys.

The main active component of the drug Eufillin is aminophylline. It is a synthetic derivative of theophylline and ethylenediamine.

Theophylline is a plant alkaloid. Theophylline is present in tea leaves, mate, cocoa beans. It is a natural antispasmodic and bronchodilator. In Euphylline, ethylenediamine acts as an auxiliary component, which allows theophylline to dissolve and be absorbed faster.

The drug Eufillin is different high speed absorption and bioavailability at 95-100%. Excreted from the body by the liver. Time of elimination of the drug: 22-24 hours.

Composition and release form

The drug Eufillin is available in solid and liquid dosage forms.

The solid form of Eufillin is a tablet with the main active substance aminophylline 150 mg.

The liquid dosage form of Eufillin is represented by injection solutions of two types:

24% solutions of Eufillin for intramuscular injection(1 ml), with the amount of the main active ingredient aminophylline 240 mg;
2.4% solutions of Eufillin for intravenous infusion (5 ml, 10 ml), with the amount of the main active ingredient per 1 ml of 24 mg.

Important: injection solutions of the drug are not interchangeable!

Indications for use

Eufillin is a drug with a wide spectrum of therapeutic action.

The drug is prescribed to relieve bronchospasm, pain syndrome of a spastic nature, in acute period cholecystitis, other diseases of the biliary system.

The drug Eufillin is prescribed to normalize blood microcirculation.

The drug Eufillin is used in physiotherapy for osteochondrosis. Electrophoresis procedures with Eufillin normalize trophic processes at the level of intervertebral cartilage.

Contraindications and side effects

The drug Eufillin is not used in treatment if the patient suffers from hypersensitivity to the active ingredients.

Eufillin is not prescribed to patients with ulcerative pathology gastrointestinal tract in an aggravated period, with severe hypertension and hypotension.

In pediatric practice, the drug Eufillin is used only for children over 3 years of age.

Treatment with Euphyllin with caution, prescribed for special indications:

at the acute stage of myocardial infarction;
with extensive atherosclerosis;
patients with increased convulsive readiness;
patients with ventricular extrasystole;
at elevated temperatures;
patients with prostate hyperplasia;
for hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis.

With extreme caution, with individual selection of dosages, the drug Eufillin is prescribed to pregnant and lactating women, as well as children and the elderly.

Application of Eufillin for electrophoresis

IN complex treatment course of electrophoresis procedures with Eufillin - from 10 to 20 sessions

The ability of the drug Eufillin to reduce is used in physiotherapy.

The electrophoresis procedure uses a 2% Eufillin solution.

Electrophoresis with Eufillin ensures deep penetration of the drug through the skin with additional effect warming up.

Electrophoresis with Eufillin is prescribed for pulmonary, vascular and neurological pathologies.

Weakening effect muscle spasms, pain relief is used to treat osteochondrosis, intervertebral hernias, arthrosis, arthritis.

Advantages of the electrophoresis procedure with Eufillin for pathologies of the spine and joints:

Low therapeutic dose with maximum therapeutic effect, directed directly to the area of the pathological focus.
During the procedure, the main part of the drug is retained by the skin and subcutaneous fat. This allows Eufillin to gradually enter the bloodstream (prolonged action).
“Targeted action” on the pathological focus gives a concentration greater than when administering Eufillin by injection or orally.
Eufillin does not pass through the gastrointestinal tract, and therefore does not have side effects on the body.

Instructions for use

Eufillin belongs to group B drugs (potent), therefore the dosage, course of treatment, dosage form The medicine is prescribed exclusively by the attending physician.

Typically, the dosage of Eufillin tablets for adults: 1 or 2 pcs. two or three times a day.

The medicine is taken after meals with a glass of water a small amount water. The course of treatment with Eufillin tablets is from 2 to 3 weeks.

In pediatrics, the dosage of the drug is calculated according to the following scheme: from 7 to 10 mg per 1 kg of child’s body weight.

Intravenous procedures with medicine are prescribed only in case emergency conditions. An intravenous procedure with Eufillin should be performed on a patient who is only in horizontal position, under medical supervision of breathing, blood pressure indicators.

Patients taking Eufillin should not consume caffeinated foods or drinks and refrain from administering vehicles and mechanisms.

Price

Analogues substitutes

The drug is produced in almost every pharmaceutical enterprise, with the main active ingredient and under one name - Eufillin.

But some enterprises register their own, original names:

Eufillin Darnitsa (produced by the Ukrainian pharmaceutical company „ Medicine company"Darnitsa");
Eufillin-UBF (produced in Russia by OJSC Uralbiopharm);
Euphylong in capsules, rectal capsules, retard capsules (Manufacturer: Bick Gulden GmbH, Germany);
Etiphylline (tablets only). Manufacturers: Russian companies AY CN October, Dalkhimfarm, Irbitsky CPZ, Lekform, Purin, Tatkhimfarmpreparat, Tyumen CPZ, Urabbiofarm.

All drugs with the main active ingredient theophylline, with indications and contraindications identical to Euphyllin.