In the treatment of diseases of the stomach, accompanied by high acidity, a doctor writes a prescription omeprazole in Latin. After receiving the form to the drug with strange characters, the patient wonders why write in a foreign language when you can write Russian letters. Consider why the pharmaceutical used Latin and the need to obtain a prescription for Omeprozol.
Why Latin
Prescription form is an instruction to the pharmacist, who said:
- name of the drug;
- release form;
- dose (in mg);
- the required number of doses;
- rules for the application.
Latin is considered to be the international language to refer to pharmaceutical products and medical terms. Recipe Latin Omeprozol drug to be understood in any country of the world, just go to the pharmacy and present the prescription form.
Not all doctors follow the traditions, you can sometimes get a prescription for Omeprozol in Russian.
The advantage of Latin when writing prescriptions that with the help of a relatively small form manages to make a description of the necessary information about the drug.
The need to obtain a prescription
Until recently Omeprozol or its structural analog Omez sold in the pharmacy network without a prescription. Uncontrolled taking medicine for heartburn became the cause of various complications.
Consider the main characteristics Omeprozola:
- It refers to the group of proton pump inhibitors;
- It affects the production of hydrochloric acid (reduces secretory function glands);
- produced in capsules that dissolve in the small intestine;
- the duration (1 sufficient daily administration);
- on the effect of the drug does not affect the food accepted;
- after treatment Omeprazolum active substance is rapidly cleared from the body and acid secretion is reduced.
The drug is used for complex treatment of the following pathologies:
- peptic ulcer disease;
- gastritis with high acidity;
- reflux esophagitis.
Omeprozol reduced secretory function, but does not cure and to improve the state of health requires other drugs.
Frequent and irregular reception Omeprozola heartburn leads to the fact that the periodic suppression operation proton pump inhibitors stimulates increased secretion of hydrochloric acid and weighting flow disease. With frequent (more than once a day) taking the drug for the rapid elimination of any symptoms, possible development of an overdose, manifested by nausea, vomiting, palpitations, and other symptoms of poisoning Omeprozolom.
Some pharmacies also can buy medicine without a prescription, but you should not self-medicate. The medicine must be prescribed by a doctor.
How to decipher the prescription form
At first look, it looks like a prescription for Latin Omeprozola:
- Rp: Omeprazoli 20 mg
- D.t.d: № 30 in caps.
S: take 1 capsule 1 time in the morning before eating.
Now decipher all the items prescription:
- The first contains the name of the Latin Omeprozol medicament and the dosage for a single administration. In this case - 20 mg;
- The second tells pharmacist release form (capsules) and indicates how many capsules Omeprozola need to let go of a person for medical treatment (number 30);
- The third tells about the conditions (in the morning before eating).
Prescription form in a few lines gives information about the rules of treatment, a single dosage and duration of treatment. Upon presentation of a prescription from a pharmacy the patient will receive the necessary amount for the therapeutic course Omeprozola or its structural analogue containing the same amount of active ingredient.
sources:
Vidal: https://www.vidal.ru/drugs/omeprazol__3120
GRLS: https://grls.rosminzdrav.ru/Grls_View_v2.aspx? routingGuid = 83097c54-4fcd-4122-b96d-1b90b38d8823 & t =
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