Mebeverine analogues are cheap. Price, reviews

Mebeverin is an effective drug with antispasmodic properties, which is often used to treat patients with diseases of internal organs. The cost of the drug is quite high, so patients choose cheap analogs with similar properties. The price of some of them is slightly lower, others are cheaper, but when choosing, the specialist takes into account not the cost, but the effectiveness of the medication.

Characteristics of the drug

The drug contains the component mebeverin, which provides an antispasmodic effect on the body. The action of the remedy is due to the ability of the main ingredient to act on smooth muscles the digestive tract, which leads to the elimination of certain symptoms from the organs digestion.

The drug prevents the reappearance of spasm, as well as the development of complications as a result of the progression of the pathological condition. The agent is well absorbed in the patient's body, does not accumulate in the tissues. It is considered safer than many myotropic medications.

Prescribe a medicine if the following indications are present:

• Functional disorders of the digestive tract. The drug is used as symptomatic therapy, since it does not directly affect the pathological process.
• Organically, pathologies of the digestive tract, accompanied by frequent spasms and other disorders.
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The use of the drug in short courses can improve the condition and reduce the likelihood of complications.

Often, the remedy is used once to eliminate spasm and associated symptoms. It is not used when identifying intolerance to the components of the composition and a tendency to such manifestations in the patient's history. Children and adolescents are also not prescribed the drug, which is due to the lack of data on its effect on the body of such patients.

Mebeverin (cheap analogs do not always have the same effectiveness) is not used in the treatment of pregnant and lactating women. The main ingredient of the composition can negatively affect the course of the gestation period and often provokes complications in the mother and child. Contraindications for treatment include severe renal and hepatic failure.

If the instructions are violated, the medicine can provoke a deterioration in the general condition, allergic reactions. Diarrhea, indigestion and nausea are common complications. Symptoms usually go away on their own without the use of any medication. Only in some cases, an overdose develops, which threatens the patient's life.

Basic instructions

The medicine is available in the form of gelatin capsules for oral use. The dosage and duration of treatment is determined individually. Usually, doctors prefer to prescribe short courses, since a few days are enough to obtain a therapeutic result.

Patients can take the medication in combination with other means, but in each case, treatment must be prescribed by a doctor. Capsules are taken only orally, be sure to drink plenty of water. If several capsules are prescribed per day, the dose should be divided into several doses throughout the day, making approximately equal intervals between them.

It is forbidden to independently prolong the course or increase the dose prescribed by the doctor. This will certainly provoke complications from the internal organs.

Cheap analogues

Mebeverine has many substitutes with a similar or different composition, but the same properties. Some cheap drugs contain other substances in the composition, other analogs have an effect due to the same active substance.

Meverin

The most popular analogue of the drug, which, like the original, is available in the form of capsules for oral use. One of the similarities of drugs is the presence of mebeverine as the main active ingredient. The mechanism of action of the substitute does not differ from the effect on the body of the original.

The drug helps to eliminate the spasm of muscle fibers of the stomach and intestines, which has a positive effect on the condition of patients, facilitates the course of pathology. The tool can be used in short courses, and the dosage is determined individually in each case. Prescribe a remedy for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome at different stages, some other diseases.

Unlike the original, the substitute is often prescribed in order to eliminate spasm of the biliary tract against the background of the progression of inflammatory diseases of the liver, pancreas, and intestines. Mebeverine is usually not used to treat such diseases. The dosage for patients usually does not exceed 2 capsules per day.

The drug is not prescribed when allergies to the components of the composition are detected. It is not used in the treatment of patients under 18 years of age, lactating and pregnant women. The drug can provoke complications from the digestive system, the nervous system.

Aprofen

A medicine based on the active substance aprofen. The drug belongs to antispasmodic drugs, but at the same time has vasodilating properties, which distinguishes it from the original drug. The mechanism of action of the drug is based not only on the ability of the substance to relax muscle fibers. The main component helps to expand the cerebral and coronary arteries, peripheral vessels.

As a result, there is not only the elimination of pain in the abdomen, but also a decrease in the load on the walls of blood vessels. This effect is especially important for patients who additionally suffer from vascular diseases.

The product is produced in the form of tablets for oral use, in contrast to the original, which is produced in the form of capsules. The difference is considered to be the composition of the product, as well as the scheme of its use. Prescribe a medicine not only for spasms of the smooth muscles of the digestive tract, but also in the case of cerebral vasospasm, which makes the medicine more universal for patients.

As in the case of prescribing the original, the dose of the substitute is selected individually, but the duration of treatment may increase. Mebeverine is used mainly in short courses.

The analogue has contraindications, some of which are absent in the instructions for the original:

• Glaucoma in a patient. It is especially dangerous to use the agent with a closed-angle form of a pathological condition.
• Atony of the muscles of the bladder, digestive tract.
• Intolerance to the components of the composition.
• The period of gestation and breastfeeding.
• The patient's age is up to 18 years.
• The period of rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on the abdominal organs.
• Bowel obstruction.
• Acute appendicitis, cholecystitis, calculous form of cholecystitis.
• Hepatitis of viral and other origin.

The original is usually taken 2 capsules per day, but the substitute is often used in larger quantities to achieve a pronounced result. Like Mebeverin, Aprofen can provoke negative reactions from the organs of the digestive tract. But an overdose does not develop during treatment. The original can lead to such complications.

Trimedat

Mebeverine (cheap analogs often contain other active ingredients in the composition) has an effect due to the presence the active ingredient of the same name in the composition, but its substitute Trimedat contains trimebutin as the main substances.

This ingredient has antispasmodic properties, belongs to myotropic antispasmodics. The action of the analog is somewhat different from the effect on the body of the original. The drug regulates the motility of the digestive tract, its effect is especially pronounced in patients with chronic diseases. Additionally, the drug increases the resistance of muscle fibers to various stimuli.

When using the drug, there is a rapid release of the digestive tract from products, the likelihood of complications in the form of spasms decreases. The drug is considered to be more effective.

Unlike the original, it is produced in tablet form, it has more indications for prescribing:

• Preparing the patient for the examination of the digestive tract.
• Reflux esophagitis, accompanied by frequent heartburn, nausea, and some other symptoms. The drug may be included in the course of the main treatment.
• Bowel obstruction of paralytic origin.
• Dyspeptic disorders with gastritis, gastroduodenitis and some other disorders.
• Pain in the stomach against the background of the progression of dyspeptic disorders.

The drug is more versatile than the original, but it is also not prescribed for lactating and pregnant women, patients with intolerance to the components of the composition. Unlike Mebeverin, Trimedat can be used in pediatric practice after a child reaches the age of 3 years. The dosage for children is determined depending on age and body weight, adults also take pills only in a certain dose prescribed by a specialist.

The substitute is more likely to lead to complications in women. Some of them note menstrual irregularities. A common reaction is hearing impairment, which disappears on its own after discontinuation of therapy, but can persist for a long period in the case of taking pills in an increased dosage. An analogue is usually prescribed in short courses.

Duspatalin

Mebeverin (cheap analogs can be as effective as the original drug) is present as the main substance in the composition of the drug Duspatalin. Unlike the original, the substitute is available in tablet form. The presence of the same active ingredient provides a pronounced antispasmodic effect of the drug.

The tool can be used for pathologies of the digestive system, accompanied by spasms of the muscle layer. Often, tablets are used for intestinal colic. The original is not prescribed for patients under 18 years of age, but the substitute is allowed to be used in the therapy of children over 12 years of age. Duspatalin is not prescribed to pregnant and lactating women, which is associated with an increased risk of complications.

As in the case of the use of Mebeverin, the analogue is prescribed in short courses, since prolonged use often provokes indigestion, disorders of the nervous system. The dosage is selected individually, taking into account the symptoms of the disease and the presence of concomitant complications. Usually the daily allowance does not exceed 2 tablets.

It is noted that the analogue provokes negative reactions somewhat less frequently. Doctors attribute this to the peculiarities of the production of tablets and the presence of other auxiliary ingredients in the composition

Niaspam

The drug is based on mebeverine, which is also one of the popular analogues with such therapeutic properties. When ingested, the component has an antispasmodic effect, since it belongs to the group of myotropic antispasmodics.

At the same time, patients feel relief, the most acute manifestations of diseases are eliminated:

• Nausea and bouts of vomiting.
• Pain in the stomach and intestines.
• Increased gas formation.
• Stool disorder.

The medication is considered to be as effective as the original. The agent is presented in the form of capsules for oral use, but their effect is prolonged due to the presence of a large dose of the active substance. That is why the number of capsules per day during therapy may be less than when the original was prescribed.

The drug is not prescribed for lactating and pregnant women who are allergic to the ingredients. But it is allowed to treat children over 12 years old, while the original is shown only to patients over 18 years old. Capsules can provoke negative reactions from the organs of the urinary system, the original does not lead to the appearance of such symptoms.

The dose of the medication is determined individually. The duration of the use of prolonged-release capsules depends on the reaction of the body to the components of their composition. In most cases, the course lasts up to 7 days.

Papazol

Mebeverin (cheap analogs often have additional indications for prescribing) contains only one active ingredient in the composition. Its analogue Papazol has an effect due to the presence of bendazole and papaverine in the composition. The drug also has antispasmodic properties and helps to eliminate spasm of the smooth muscles of the digestive tract.

The presence of an additional active substance in its composition provides a vasodilating effect. The drug acts on large and small vessels, leads to their expansion and a decrease in the load on the walls. As a result, there is not only elimination of discomfort, but also a slight decrease in blood pressure. The original does not have these properties.

Prescribe a medication for spasms of muscle fibers of the digestive tract, biliary tract. But the analogue can also be used for spasms of the coronary arteries, cerebral vessels, which makes the medicine more universal. The drug is produced in the form of tablets, the share of oral administration, which is considered another difference from the original drug.

Unlike Mebeverin, Papazol can be used for a longer period, if necessary.

The differences include a long list of contraindications that are not included in the instructions for the original medicine:

• Hypothyroidism
• Traumatic brain injury.
• Epilepsy.
• Pathologies accompanied by inhibition of the functioning of the respiratory system.
• Diseases of the liver and kidneys at different stages.
• Atrioventricular heart block.
• Intestinal atony.

An analogue can be prescribed to children over 1 year old, while the original is shown only to adult patients. For pregnant and lactating women, a substitute is prescribed with caution if there are specific indications.

Funds prices

The cost of medicines differs, depending not only on the manufacturer, but also on the dosage form, the region of distribution. When choosing an analogue, experts do not take into account the price, but focus on active substances, action and effectiveness.

Product name	Price
Mebeverin	You can buy the original for 450-500 rubles.
Meverin	The cost of an analogue ranges from 250-320 rubles.
Aprofen	The price of the medication is 90-130 rubles.
Trimedat	The cost of the drug ranges from 300-350 rubles.
Duspatalin	In pharmacies, the medicine can be purchased for 200-300 rubles.
Niaspam	The price of the tool is 280-300 rubles.
Papazol	The most affordable analogue, the price of which is 40-60 rubles.

The price of some analogs is not much lower than the cost of the original, but affordable substitutes are also produced. Patients should not independently select drugs, even if such an active substance is present in the composition.

Mebeverine is an effective antispasmodic medication that is often used for spasms of the muscle layer of the digestive system. Patients use cheap analogues of the remedy when it is impossible to use the original for various reasons. But the choice of drugs is made only by the doctor, which reduces the likelihood of complications.

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