From this article you will learn about a wide range of medications for the treatment of veins, including varicose veins. Many patients know the drug Detralex, but not all of them are comfortable with price and availability( analogues are cheaper and easier to buy).That is why we will try to answer the question: "Is there an analogue of detralex for varicose veins?"
Article content:
- Complete analogues of Detralex generics
- Partial analogues of Detralex
- Other venotonics
Detralex is the trade name of the manufacturer. This is an original French preparation, consisting of two main components - a diosmine in a dosage of 450 mg and hesperidin in a dosage of 50 mg, as well as a number of additional or maintenance substances - macrogol, cellulose, gelatin, and so on. The medicine is a venotonic, that is, it normalizes the tone of the veins and prevents venous congestion. It is made in the form of tablets, packed in boxes of 30 or 60 pieces. The average regimen is 2 tablets 2 times a day for the first week, then 1 tablet twice a day.
In this article we will consider three main groups of analogs of this drug: complete analogs, partial analogs and other venotonic drugs.
Before starting any medication, consult a surgeon or phlebologist.
Complete analogues of Detralex - generics
Complete analogues of the brand drug are called generics. Most often these are cheaper medicines. The quality of such a replacement needs to be discussed in each specific case. Usually, the price reduction and the cost price of the drug is due to the purchase of finished raw materials or a drug substance and a simple "registration" of it in a presentation.
Generics "Detralex" is quite a lot - similar tools are produced by Belarus, Ukraine, Russia. Of the most common trade names for generics, there are: Detraven, Normoven, Phlebotens Plus, Venazol, Venarus. These are complete analogues of the drug, so the dosages of active substances and the regimen remain the same.
Pros of generics
- The undoubted advantage of generics is the price. At full analogues of Detralex, it is approximately 1.5-2.5 times lower. For example, the Belarusian generic "Detraven" price fluctuates around $ 7 for 60 tablets, while for "Detraleks" with a similar number of tablets - about $ 17.It is due to such copies of the drug that almost any patient can receive treatment - including low-income ones.
- Also often enough analogs of "local production" are presented in the producing countries for benefits or with significant discounts in certain pharmacy chains, which allows to save even more on treatment.
Generic cons of
- The disadvantages of generics include a greater number of side effects and a less rapid or pronounced therapeutic effect, but this is not always expressed explicitly. Such unpleasant moments directly depend on the quality and degree of purification of the purchased drug substance or raw materials. Some patients are well suited to the analogues of the branded venotonics, and some are not suitable or seem to be insufficiently effective.
- Often the effect of a medicine can be closely related to the economic and psychological side - the more a patient pays, the better it seems to the effect and vice versa. This property of the human psyche is often used by pharmacological companies in the formation of prices for their products.
Partial analogues of Detralex
By partial analogs we mean venotonic agents containing Diosmin or hesperidin in one of the two active components of Detralex. Typically, partial analogs are represented by diosmin preparations. Significantly less in the market you can find drugs pure hesperidin, because it is a bioflavonoid, that is, plant extract, and is registered on the market more often as a biologically active food additive( BAD).
Among the preparations of diosmine, there are also original drugs and generics. The original drugs include the French medicine "Flebodia", the German venotonic "Vasoket".Of the generics, it can be noted the Belarusian "Venox" with a reduced dosage of the active substance to 450 mg instead of 600 mg in the original preparations.
Pros of incomplete analogs
- To the undoubted advantages of the preparations of pure diosmis can be attributed the mode of admission. The schedule of taking tablets is very convenient - 1-2 tablets in the morning once. A single dose is understandable and convenient for all patients, which keeps their adherence to treatment. This effect is achieved by increasing the dosage of diosmin in each pill compared with combined drugs with hesperidin.
- Also a positive feature of the preparations of pure diosmin is a smaller number of side effects, since, the fewer active substances in the tablet, the less and their unpleasant effects.
- Not bad indicators and the price of incomplete analogs - given a single pill intake, the treatment rate of pure diosmin will be about one and a half times cheaper than a similar course of combined drugs.
Cons of incomplete analogues of
The main disadvantage of such drugs is the lower efficiency of pure diosmin in some patients. The combination with hesperidin sometimes has a much faster clinical effect, because these substances supplement and increase the effects of each other.
Other venotonics
Official medicine identifies three main groups of venotonic drugs, or venotonic drugs:
- Diosmin, which we mentioned earlier.
- Troxerutin is an anti-inflammatory, decongestant with a pronounced protective effect on the vascular wall. Produced in the form of tablets, capsules and local forms - gels and ointments.
- Bioflavonoids or herbal preparations with venotonic effect: horse chestnut, hazel extract, prickly barley, red grapes, and also known hesperidin. These herbal remedies are also available in oral and topical forms.
It's hard to judge which of these venotonics is better or better. Very often, these or other substances are combined in the composition of preparations;examples of such medicines: tablets "Cyclo-3-forte" and "Venorelax", drops "Escuzan". It is important to know the cause, clinical picture and degree of severity of venous insufficiency in a particular patient - only then the doctor can make any predictions on the effectiveness of a given drug.
And also note the obvious positive and negative sides.
Pros of other venotonics
- The main advantage of them is the price range. Extract of horse chestnut or other herbal remedies can be purchased for 2-3 dollars per package for a one-month course.
- The second advantage is the availability of local forms of medication for combined administration with tablets. Many people refuse to take anything inside, giving preference to ointments or gels. Such treatment does not always bring the expected effect, but it is better to do something than nothing.
Click on the picture to enlarge Cons of other venotonics groups
- Often the herbal preparations have an extremely uncomfortable dosing and intake regimen - some bioflavonoids have to be taken 3-4 times a week. This forms a low adherence of the patient to treatment and makes to throw the started course in the middle.
- Not always herbal preparations can achieve a good therapeutic effect, especially with severe forms of venous insufficiency. Often patients, taking "travki" or lubricating their feet with local forms, simply lose time.
- Many plant venotonics are registered on the market as dietary supplements, which reduces the requirements for their testing and certification. For this reason, all dietary supplements are prohibited for use in pregnant and lactating women - as they have not been properly tested.
Despite the detailed evaluation of Detralex and its analogues, this article is only informative. Any medicine should be taken on the recommendation of a doctor after examination and assessment of the clinical situation of a particular patient. One patient will have enough month to lubricate the legs with an elementary and penny extract of horse chestnut, another will need a long course of combined treatment.
