Anesthetic preparation "Bellastezin": instructions for use

Bellastesin is a combination drug containing two main components: belladonna extract and benzocaine. Belladonna, or belladonna, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Solanaceae family. All parts of belladonna are poisonous: they contain venom atropine, which in small doses has been used in medicine since ancient times.

Krasavka first mentioned in the treatise of the ancient physician Dioscorides "On medicinal substances", written in the 1st century AD. However, its properties were described in detail only in the Middle Ages. In this era, it was widely used as a medicinal plant - for the treatment of tumors, ulcers, stomach and intestinal pain. Modern folk medicine does not use belladonna because of its extreme virulence. Pharmacy drugs based on it with accurately sustained amount of active substance do not pose a health hazard. Preparations containing krasavki extract are used in the treatment of gastroenterological diseases, hemorrhoids and fissures of the anus, as well as with bradycardia - violation of the heart rhythm.

Bellastesin, the instruction to which contains comprehensive information about the indications for its use, is prescribed for hyperacid (with high acidity) gastritis, gastric, intestinal and biliary colic. Alkaloids krasavki remove the spasm of smooth muscles and, as a result, eliminate pain. In addition to the extract of belladonna, Bellastezin (instructions for use details its composition), contains benzocaine - an anesthetic of local action. The spectrum of its application is quite wide: it is used in dentistry, in conducting diagnostic manipulations in gynecology, gastroenterology. It is a part of various medications. Due to its combined composition Bellastesin, the reviews of which confirm its effectiveness, effectively and quickly eliminates pain, blocking pain receptors.

One tablet contains 15 mg of belladonna extract and 300 mg of benzocaine. Rules for the administration of the drug "Bellastesin" instructions for use describes as follows: one to two tablets, three times a day. They are swallowed without chewing, and washed down with plenty of water. Most patients tolerate the drug well, but sometimes there may be side effects: dry mouth, loss of taste, headache and dizziness, drowsiness, or, on the contrary, sleep disorders, movement coordination disorders, increased heart rate. An overdose of the same drug "Bellastezin" (instructions for use draws special attention to this!) Is extremely dangerous for the patient's health. Its main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, fever, dilated pupils, allergic reactions. In this case, you need to see a doctor as soon as possible.

Contraindications to the reception of the drug "Bellastezin" instructions for use describes in detail - their list is quite large. This is, first of all, the age of up to 14 years, since there are no clinical data on the safety of its use during this period. Bellastesin can not be taken with intestinal atony and stenosing gastrointestinal diseases, with acute ulcerative colitis and intestinal obstruction. Its use in the treatment of patients with glaucoma, myasthenia, prostatic adenoma, marked atherosclerosis is not permitted. Finally, an absolute contraindication to the appointment of this drug is the intolerance of its components - the bellane extract or benzocaine.

Bellastesin can be prescribed only in special cases. As for breastfeeding, it should be discontinued at the time of taking the drug.