Etna is a medicine used to treat peripheral neural disorders, such as bone fractures, spinal problems, sprains, peripheral nerve cutting by bone, shear injuries, vibration injuries, and surgical interventions on the peripheral nerve or nearby structures.
This medicine provides the body with nucleotides and vitamin B12, substances that help the regeneration process of the injured peripheral nerve, helping the nerve to rebuild itself.
- Etna can be purchased from pharmacies for a price of between 50 and 60 reais.
- In the form of injectable capsules or bulbs.
The recommended doses and duration of treatment with Etna should be indicated by the doctor, as they depend on the severity of the problem to be treated, however, the recommended dose is 2 capsules, 3 times a day, for 30 to 60 days, and the maximum limit of 6 capsules per day should not be exceeded.
Injectable bulbs should only be administered by a health care professional in the hospital and the recommended dose is 1 injectable bulb, intramuscularly, once daily for 3 days.
The most common side effects that can occur when using Etna are nausea, constipation, vomiting and headache.
In the case of injectables, there may also be pain and redness at the injection site, insomnia, loss of appetite, heartburn, and stomach pain.
Etna should not be used in people with a history of allergy to one or more components of the formula, in diagnostic research of a proliferative disease, who have recently had a stroke and in certain types of genetic diseases such as dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency, deficiency in ornithine carbamoyltransferase and dihiirdropimidinase.It should also not be used in pregnant women unless otherwise indicated by your doctor.
In addition, injectable Etna should not be used in people with heart disease or epileptic disorders.