No-shpa during pregnancy

No-shpa is very popular among women. With the help of a well -known antispasmodics, it is possible to relieve toothache, headache, pain during menstruation. The medicine has practically no side effects and is considered safe. But is it safe to use during pregnancy?

Just like that, without a doctor’s prescription during this period, it is not advisable to use any drug. The benefits should always be correlated with the possible harm to the fetus. Only a qualified specialist can correctly correlate them, assessing the condition of the pregnant woman. The use of No-shpa is justified if the uterus is in good shape. This condition can create a serious threat to the fetus, from violation of the placenta supply to nutrients to miscarriage. No-shpa belongs to a group of drugs, the use of which is allowed during pregnancy.

No-shpa in the first months of pregnancy: Application

At different times, no-shpa is used during pregnancy, the instruction does not prohibit its use even in the first trimester, when the baby’s organs are laid, and the placental barrier has not yet been formed. The active substance in this drug is drotaverin (elastic derivatives). It affects muscle contractions, acting on smooth muscles. Thanks to the vasodilating effect, the drug provides blood flow in the tissue, as a result of which, after taking the drug, there are practically no adverse reactions. No-shpa during pregnancy is more effective than Papaverin, moreover, the drotaverin is processed by the liver and after a day it is completely excreted from the body.

Some doctors recommend that women take No-ShPU when discomfort in the lower abdomen occur and always carry pills with them. Sometimes the use of No-shpa in the early stages becomes a real salvation, preventing miscarriages.

The use of No-Shpa in the 2nd and 3rd trimester is recognized as completely safe. True, using this drug in the last month of pregnancy at home, you should be careful - it may affect the opening of the cervix. Sometimes No-shpa is used in the process of childbirth.

But-shpa during pregnancy: indications and contraindications

Indications for the use of No-Shpa during pregnancy are most often an increased tone of the uterus. The drug is also used for any spasms of smooth muscles, whether it is gallstone disease, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, urinary system, stomach ulcer and duodenum, colitis, head or dental pain. It is recommended that the medicine is recommended if pain occurs if they do not have the proper effect of drug methods.

Like any other drug, No-Shpa has contraindications.  This:

• hypersensitivity to the active substance;
• liver, renal or heart failure;
• arterial hypotension (reduced blood pressure);
• atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries.

When using No-Shpa, side effects may occur. The instructions for the medicine among them indicate:

• constipation,
• dizziness,
• insomnia,
• headaches
• allergic reactions.

The latter arise with individual intolerance to components.

No-shpa during pregnancy: release form

Many forget that Drotaverin is no-shpa. So on packages with medicine can be listed both one name and another. The drug is produced not only in tablets, there is no-shpa in ampoules on sale. Injections can be administered intramuscularly or intravenously, depending on the indications.

Injections often become “ambulance”, as the drug begins to act just a couple of minutes after administration. The use of the No-Shp tablet will give an effect 20-30 minutes after admission. The main advantage of using injections is the lack of lactose in them, which is contained in the tablet form of the drug, or rather in the tablet shell. This moment is very important with lactose intolerance. No-shpa in injections in such cases is the right choice.

No-shpa during pregnancy: dosage

The doctor will help to determine the dosage of the drotaverine. It is he who should choose the correct treatment regimen based on a particular case. The independent purpose of No-shpa, especially with prolonged use, is extremely undesirable. As a rule, the dosage of No-shpa during pregnancy is up to 140 mg during the day: if tablets are prescribed, they should be drunk in 3 doses. When assigning no-shpa in a dosage up to 100 mg, the reception is carried out twice.

In the case of very active uterine operation, the daily dose can be increased to 240 mg per day. This is the limiting dose for any adult. Such an amount of the drug is usually administered to a woman in a hospital in the later stages of pregnancy. During childbirth, the dosage is prescribed individually by a doctor based on the situation. In order to avoid bleeding, it does not exceed the limiting daily norm.

But-shpa during pregnancy: a high degree of cleaning

The drug that has gained popularity in many countries of the world has been used in medicine for more than 40 years. A medicine that eliminates the cause of pain and cramps, and not masking symptoms, arranges many consumers. The effectiveness of No-shpa in conjunction with minimal possible side effects is confirmed by clinical trials in more than 40 countries.

Today, raw materials for No-Shpa are made in Hungary. A high degree of cleaning provides an exact amount of active substance in each tablet (40 mg). Quality control confirms this, and marking directly on tablets allows you to protect the product from fake.

No-shpa during pregnancy: reviews

In different drugs, you can find supporters and opponents. Reviews about the use of No-shpa during pregnancy are almost everyone is positive.

“I took No-ShPU in tablets in the first trimester of pregnancy due to the threat of miscarriage,” says the mother of three-year-old Alenka. - “As a result, the pregnancy was preserved. The daughter was born healthy, she has no problems in development. Although on the Internet during pregnancy I read about possible delays in speech development due to the use of No-Shpa. Even then, I understood that this was all myth, which was later convinced of practice. ”

Anna is now bearing the third baby. It is recognized that she took no-shpu during the first two pregnancies. The sons are fine, both began to speak and walk up to a year, now they study well and do not experience special health problems. Anna now has a uterus in good shape, as prescribed by a doctor, she drinks no-shpu.

Some future mothers do not note the effect of removing the tone after the use of No-Shpa. As a rule, these are those women to whom the drug did not help before pregnancy as an anesthetic. Perhaps we are talking about immunity to the drug.

No-shpa during pregnancy: Price

The cost of tablets and injection ampoules of No-shpa depends on the number of active substance or the number of tablets (ampoules) in the box. The cost of no-shpa is very democratic. A small package with a drug of 5 or 20 tablets can be bought almost for a penny. On average, the cost of packaging no-shpa per 100 tablets is at the level of 200 rubles.

The cost of the drug depends on the manufacturer. The original Hungarian drug costs somewhat more expensive than analogues produced in other countries of the world.