A variety of venous, thrombotic diseases - a big problem of our time. To consider varicosis as a disease that affects only appearance, that is, aesthetics, is a huge mistake. Inflamed veins give impetus, above all, the formation of thrombi. And thrombi, in the first place, are dangerous to the heart and can lead to death.

"Do not notice" swollen veins, and, moreover, try to just hide them from other people's eyes - a fatal error. Therefore, drugs that can and treat a variety of types of thromboses, and be good preventive drugs, simultaneously, are of great interest, using, respectively, the demand. This is especially true of new developments, among which is "Flenox" - an anticoagulant drug that has separate anticoagulant and antithrombotic activity.

How does the drug look and work?.

Active substance "Flenox" is enoxaparin. Externally, the drug looks like a colorless (sometimes yellow) liquid, already ready for injection and recruited into a syringe. Dosage agents are also different - from 0.2 to 0.8 milliliters. Naturally, the price of Phlonox in the drugstore "Mixtura" will depend directly on the required dosage and duration of the treatment course. Heparin of low molecular weight, contained in the preparation, has the main effect - it does not allow blood clots to form, and also significantly reduces blood clotting.

The medicine is prescribed to warn:.

• Thrombotic formations;.

• free movement of blood clots;.

• blockage of veins (including hemodialysis).

Also, "Flenox" treats diagnosed and established thrombosis in veins called deep, thromboembolism in the arteries of the lungs, stenocardia of an unstable nature called in the people "pectoral toad," acute myocardial infarction. Another drug is usually prescribed, as associated with prolonged bed rest, surgical and orthopedic surgery.

Contraindications and caution Pregnant "Flenox" is appointed only with acute necessity and with extreme caution. Breastfeeding moms during the treatment of the drug will have to stop feeding the babies. Also, injections are not recommended, if prosthetic devices are installed in the heart (one of its valves).

The drug is contraindicated in:.

• the identified allergy to the components of the composition;.

• extremely low platelet count;.

• frequent bleeding, poor blood clotting;.

• severe renal pathologies;.

• Brain hemorrhages.

Do not recommend the use of "Flenox" children.

How to make injections correctly?.

To perform injections with the drug, you do not need to prepare any solution: it is already mixed, ready and syringed. Before the procedure, it is also not necessary to remove air bubbles. It is strictly forbidden to inject the medicine into the muscle! The injection is done solely by the subcutaneous route. At the same time put the needle vertically, that is, an angle of 90 degrees to the skin surface, and you can not enter it for the entire length: only under an inclination and not deeply. Wipe the injection site after removing the needle, as well as massage the skin around.

In continuation of the entire treatment course, it is necessary to keep under control platelets and their number by regular testing. If an overdose is allowed and bleeding is discovered, an antidote (antidote). It is sulfate protamine, which is administered intravenously. It should also be known that even an antidote is not able to completely neutralize the overdose and the effect of the agent. For the duration of the course usually lasts no more than 10 days (minimum - a week).

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