"Kardiket": analogues, instructions for use

Heart disease is getting younger every year. More and more people, starting from the age of twenty, complain of the heaviness, burning in the heart. Cardiologists say that ischemic disease is getting younger due to the lifestyle of modern man. Fat food, bad habits and low mobility are the main causes of ischemia.

In order to relieve the attack of angina, prescribe drugs nitrates. Prolonged forms are very popular, which reduce the number of "eaten" tablets, and the effect of the drug lasts throughout the day. One such is "Kardiket retard"

Features of the drug

The action of "Cardiket" is based on the expansion of the lumen of the blood vessels, which in turn contributes to the deposition of blood. This effect allows you to reduce the load on the heart muscle and reduce the need for myocardium in oxygen.

Oxygen, coming in with blood, not only enriches the heart muscle, but also enters those tissues that have not received enough of it for a long time. The stress on the heart decreases during the period of activity, the pain associated with lack of oxygen is lost.

Having a prolonged form, "Kardiket" allows to use from one to three tablets in the acute period. This is related to the intensity of the load and the form of angina in the patient.

There are dosages of 20, 40, 60 milligrams of isosorbide dinitrate. The peculiarity of this form is that it "starts to work" in a certain part of the digestive tract, gradually releasing the active substance.

How to take?

It is worth remembering that nitrate preparations can not be used alone. Their dosage and the number of procedures are adjusted by the attending physician.

The maximum daily dosage is one hundred and twenty milligrams. Reception of such quantity of "Cardiket" is possible at the raised requirement for nitrates, contained in preparations.

• 20 mg - 1 tablet twice a day;
• 40 mg - 1 tablet per day (if necessary, you can increase);
• 60 mg - 1 tablet per day (if necessary, you can increase);

Before taking the next tablet should go from six to eight hours.

Than to replace?

The cost of this drug is quite high, but if necessary, you can use synonyms and analogues of "Cardiket." All of them are derivatives of nitrates, but in different forms of release (tablets, aerosol, solution for injection) and dosage.

The most simple and affordable from the analogues of "Cardiket" is the drug "Nitrosorbite". Its dosage is 10 mg, which significantly affects the number of receptions. On average, the patient can take from three to four tablets per day, which is a standard daily dose of 40 mg. At high physical loads, the dose can be increased, but not more than 120 mg per day.

Tablets are taken before meals, washed down with a glass of water.

"Iso-mik" is a spray for sublingual use. It can be used for both prevention and relief of angina attacks in adults. For one application, one to three sprays are required, with a difference of thirty seconds.

For this it is necessary:

• Shake the can;
• Put it horizontally;
• Take a deep breath;
• hold the breath;
• Spray the aerosol and close your mouth, breathing the next thirty seconds with your nose.

With myocardial infarction or acute heart failure, stopping the attack begins with a single spray, increasing to three. In the event that in the next five minutes the patient's condition does not improve, another application is allowed.

If the effect is not visible in the next ten minutes, you can use "Iso-Mik" again, while carefully monitoring blood pressure. If the systolic pressure is below 90 units, the drug is canceled.

If desired and on the advice of a doctor, you can easily pick up "Cardiket retard" analogues, more affordable.

Contraindications and side effects

In case of an overdose of nitrate preparations, such reactions as severe dizziness, nausea, loss of vision clarity, a sharp decrease in blood pressure, a sensation of heat, reddening of the face, palpitations are possible.

To avoid this, it is worthwhile to carefully study the instructions for the use of "Cardiket." Analogs have a similar way of using. After all, there is a list of diseases during which the use of nitrate drugs is strictly prohibited. The main reason: a sharp drop in blood pressure.

Contraindicated "Kardiket" with analogues when:

• Craniocerebral trauma;
• Acute myocardial infarction with reduced pressure;
• Increased intracranial pressure;
• Shock, collapse;
• Severe hypotension;
• Sensitivity to the components of the drug.

Patients who use Kardiket and its analogs should take a break after three weeks of use for twenty-four hours. In addition, it must be remembered that the doctor is responsible for the choice of dosage. Correctly used medication with individually adjusted dosage bears only a benefit. And even if you do not have enough money to purchase the drug "Cardiket retard", analogues cheaper can safely replace it.