Gepabene

Hepabene refers to hepatoprotectors and cholagogue substances of plant origin.

It is used for the therapy of various pathologies of the liver and bile ducts. The basis of the medicinal formula is the milk thistle and the medicinal dyma.

In its composition contain specific alkaloid substances that are able to restore the natural outflow bile in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract, while normalizing its quantitative and qualitative composition. In addition, the drug has a beneficial effect on the cellular structures of the liver preventing their destruction.

Clinical and pharmacological group

Phytopreparation with hepatoprotective and choleretic action.

Terms of sale from pharmacies

Can buywithout a doctor's prescription.

Price

How much does Hepabene cost in pharmacies? The average price in 2018 is at the level of500 rubles.

Composition and form of release

Dosage form: capsules No. 0 gelatinous solid light-brown color, containing powder from orange-brown to light-brown color with impregnations of a lighter shade (10 pcs. Each). in blisters, in a cardboard bundle of 3 or 10 blisters).

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Contents of active ingredients in 1 capsule:

Grass of a medicinal herb in the form of a dry extract - 275.1 mg, including protopin - 4.13 mg;
Fruits of thistle spotted in the form of a dry extract - 83.1 mg, including silymarin - 50 mg, with a silibinin content of not less than 22 mg.

Excipients: corn starch, microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate, copolyvidone, macrogol 6000, silicon dioxide, talc.

The composition of the capsule shell: iron oxide (black, yellow and red), gelatin, titanium dioxide, purified water.

Pharmacological effect

The action of the drug Hepabene is due to its active ingredients of plant origin:

The fruits of thistle spotted (in the form of an extract) contain silymarin, which has a hepatoprotective effect and membrane-stabilizing activity. The plant is effective against a background of acute and chronic intoxications, because it binds free radicals and toxic substances in the liver tissue. Milk thistle also helps restore hepatocytes and stimulate protein synthesis.
Dymyanka officinalis (in the form of an extract) contains an alkaloid fumarin, which normalizes the amount of secreted bile, the severity of spasms of the gallbladder and bile ducts, facilitates the flow into the intestines of bile.

Hepabene according to reviews is effective if necessary to normalize liver function against the background of many acute and chronic pathological conditions.

Indications for use

What helps? Hepabene is prescribed according to the instructions as part of a comprehensive treatment:

Dyskinesia of bile ducts, including conditions after cholecystectomy;
Chronic hepatitis and toxic liver damage.

The possibility of using Hepabene pregnant and lactating women should be discussed with the attending physician, who will be able to assess the ratio of expected benefits and presumed risks from taking the drug.

Contraindications

Period of exacerbation of inflammatory diseases of the biliary tract and liver;
Age to 18 years;
Hypersensitivity to the components of the drug.

During pregnancy and lactation (breastfeeding) the use of Gepabene is allowed only according to the appointment of a specialist.

Intended use for pregnancy and lactation

The possibility of taking the drug by a pregnant or lactating woman is determined by her attending physician.

Dosage and route of administration

As indicated in the instructions for use Gepabene should be taken orally while eating, without chewing, with a small amount of water.

For adults, the drug is prescribed 1 capsule 3 times / day.
At night pain syndrome it is recommended to take an additional 1 capsule before bedtime.

If necessary, the daily dose of the drug can be increased to 6 capsules (maximum daily dose) in 3-4 divided doses during the day.

Adverse Reactions

Hepabene is usually well tolerated by patients. Very rarely, side effects can occur due to the relaxing effect of the extracts of herbs included in the preparation of the drug, there is a disorder of the stool in the form of diarrhea.

Usage Gepabene is occasionally accompanied by increased diuresis (increased urinary output), and in rare cases, allergic reactions.

Overdose

Until now, no negative effects of an overdose of Gepabene capsules have been observed. If you unintentionally take a large number of capsules, the patient should consult your physician for advice.

special instructions

During treatment with the drug, patients should take only prescribed medicines, strictly follow the prescribed regimen and diet, refrain from drinking alcohol.

Compatibility with other drugs

So far, not described.

Reviews

We offer you to read the reviews of people who used Gepabene:

Olga. Gepabene was prescribed by a doctor when ultrasound showed dyskinesia of the gallbladder. The drug really helped, the pain subsided, the state of health became the same. But I do not like that the form of release of a preparation - capsules, I can not swallow them, it is very difficult. If the pills, so generally a class! I always have Gepabene in the medicine cabinet, as well as mezim, after a feast and holidays, they always help me with digestion and my liver. Its price is average, not the cheapest, but its big plus is a vegetable origin. Personally, I always try to choose herbal preparations of solid chemistry.
Anton. Very good drug, especially with spasmodic pain of the yolk bubble. In combination with no-shpa and diet in 3 days the pain goes away and the painful sensations pass. I recommend the first 4 days to drink 2 tablets 3 times a day.
Victor. I am ill with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as a result of which complications started, diseases such as fatty liver (hepatosis) and dyskinesia of ZHVP were added. Accepted various hepatoprotectors "Karsil", "Darsil", "Essentiale." Colleagues of the disease advised the drug "Gepabene". I think this drug is the most effective. After a few days of reception, I felt much better. Now regularly for a year I go through a course of treatment with this drug, which helps improve my state of health.

In general, doctors leave positive reviews about Hepaben, since the drug has been used for a long time and with good results for the treatment of liver and gall bladder diseases. Although some experts theoretically doubt the effectiveness of hepatoprotectors, in practice this drug has worked well.

Analogues

Gepabene analogues are: Allochol, Artichoke Extract, Cholagogue No. 3, Convaflavin, Covechol, Leptandra Compositum, Liobil, Odeston, Olimetine, Tansy flowers, Flamin, Phytohepatol, Hofitol, Chagolol, Tsikvalon.

Before buying an analogue, consult your doctor.

Karsil or Gepabene?

Both Karsil and Gepabene are hepatoprotectors. Both drugs are well tolerated. Hepabene differs from Carlsil by the presence in its composition of an extract of a medicinal smoking tree, - its effect is more effective. Therefore, in the case of an ineffective effect of taking Karsil, it is better to stop your choice on Hepaben. In the case of an individual intolerance Gepabene can try to take Karsil.

Since hepatoprotectors are usually prescribed by long-term courses, a treatment regimen using both drugs is often used: 2 months - Gepabene, 2 months - Karsil, etc.