The company "Veropharm" withdraws from the Russian drugstores its analgesic "Ardalon" containing flupirtine. Recent European studies showed that the substance has a negative impact on the liver.
Important! According to statistics, in Russia in the last 7 months of this year sold 656,259 packages of medicines containing flupirtine. In the first place of sales is the drug "Katadolon" from TEVA (implemented for the control period 303 400 y), while the latter just "Ardalon" Veropharm (of 4600 y).
Moreover, dangerous components comprise:
- "Katadolon forte" from TEVA;
- "Katadolon" from AVD.farma GmbH & Co. KG. KG;
- "Neyrodolon" Kanonfarma production;
- "Nolodatak" from CPA "Akrikhin";
- "Flugesik" Lupine Limited;
- "flupirtine" of Vertex;
- "flupirtine-NW" by the pharmaceutical company "Northern Star".
The first cases of liver damage flupirtine were registered in Europe in 2013 And preparations containing it, forbidden to appoint people who have liver problems. But despite this, the number of victims of such drugs has grown over the years to 537 people, 23 of whom died.
In February, 2018 EEC countries have ceased production of painkillers with flupirtine and regulatory authorities have withdrawn from pharmacies all Old World "disgraced" drugs. But in Russia, RZN in all this time was recorded only one case of adverse "liver" effects caused by the dangerous component. Nevertheless, in August of this year, a substance (flupirtine) were excluded from the state register of medicines for medical use.
Such news roiled Russian patients who previously had used painkillers with flupirtine. However, doctors were quick to reassure them by saying that panic is not necessary. There is no need to run around and to be tested. And if they pass, only for full calm. Yes, European studies have shown that 3-5% of all cases of prescribing, containing flupirtine, was an increase in liver enzymes. However, no published information about who administered these drugs? What was the history of the patients? And what the dosage was accompanied by a pathology?
FarmAnalitik Sergey Shuljak (CEO of DSM Group) said that before to panic, would wait for the official ban is necessary. And look at the recommendations. If you withdraw, then withdraw. And maybe not then simply be changed dosage or method of treatment.
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