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Milgamma is highly effective in patients with diabetic neuropathy. The therapeutic efficacy of Milgamma was greater in patients with early-stage diabetes as compared with those with advanced diabetic neuropathy.
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| Milgamma |
50 tabs ($0.86 per tab) |
USD 43.00 |
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| Milgamma N |
50 caps ($0.86 per caps) |
USD 43.00 |
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| Milgamma |
100 tabs ($0.69 per tab) |
USD 69.00 |
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| Milgamma N |
100 caps ($0.69 per caps) |
USD 69.00 |
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| Milgamma |
500 tabs ($0.59 per tab) |
USD 294.00 |
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| Milgamma N |
500 caps ($0.59 per caps) |
USD 294.00 |
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| 2 ml, inj. |
10 amp ($2.9 per amp) |
USD 29.00 |
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| 2 ml, inj. |
25 amp ($2.7 per amp) |
USD 68.00 |
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Milgamma: Medications and Prescriptions
Product Brand Name: Milgamma ®
Product Manufacturer: manufactured in Germany
Milgamma description
Tablets: 250 mcg cyancobalaminum, 50 mg benfotiaminum
Capsules (Milgamma N): 0.25 mg cyancobalaminum, 40 mg benfotiaminum, 90 mg pyridoxinium chloratum
Injection 2 ml: 1 mg cyancobalaminum, 100 mg pyridoxinum chloratim, 100 mg thiaminium chloratum, 20 mg lidocainium chloratum
Other Components
Highly disperse silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose sodium, polyvidone, talcum, higher-chained partial glycerides, shellac, saccharose, macrogol 6000, calcium carbonate, gum Arabic, maize starch, glycerol 85%, polysorbate 80, colouring material E 171, montan glycol wax, gluten-free, contains no lactose.
Fields of Application
Diseases of the nervous system (neurological system diseases) resulting from a shown deficiency of vitamin B1 and B6.
Contraindications
If hypersensitiveness is suspected towards any of the ingredients, otherwise there are no known contraindications. No indications of deformations (teratogenicity) or changes to the genome (mutagenicity), no reservations during breast-feeding within the stated dose range. There is no information available with respect to the application of milgamma in children and the elderly.
Precautions and Warnings
No special precautions are required.
What precautions must be taken when operating a motor vehicle, working with machines or in locations without a guard? No special precautions are required.
Interactions
There are interactions with INH, D-penicillamine, cycloserine. Therapeutic doses of vitamin B6 may weaken the effect of L-dopa.
Dosage Instructions, Type and Duration of the Application
The following information applies unless you have been given different instructions with respect to milgamma by your doctor. Please adhere to the dosage instructions as otherwise milgamma will not have the desired effect! 1 milgamma dragee up to 3 times daily. The dragees should be taken with adequate amounts of liquid. The dragees may be taken at any time. After four weeks of therapy the doctor should decide whether further therapeutic measures are required.
Incorrect Use and Overdose
If any symptoms occur the doctor should be contacted. Continue to take milgamma as previously at the usual times and ensure that the dose is taken regularly in future. If the treatment is interrupted you are jeopardising its chances of success! If you notice any unpleasant side-effects, please speak to your doctor about future treatment.
Side-effects
In individual cases there may be allergic hypersensitiveness reactions with skin reactions, urticaria (nettle rash) or states of shock. If you observe any side-effects which are not listed in these instructions, please inform your doctor or pharmacist. In the case of systemic hypersensitiveness reactions it may be necessary to initiate emergency measures. In case of side-effects please contact your doctor.
Information on the Shelf-Life of the Medication
The use-by date is printed on this pack. The medication should not be used after this date! milgamma should be stored away from light and heat!
For the Information of our Patients
milgamma dragees contain benfotiamine and pyridoxine hydrochloride. Benfotiamine is a fat-soluble form of vitamin B1, representing a further development of this vitamin. It is absorbed by the organism many times better than equal quantities of the traditional water-soluble vitamin B1. After being taken up by the intestine, benfotiamine is converted in the body to the active substance vitamin B1. Pyridoxine hydrochloride is also designated vitamin B6. These two vitamins are micronutrients which are essential for life. If they are not taken in by the body in sufficient quantities, they may in time result in deficiency syndromes such as neurological system diseases. These diseases are usually accompanied by functional disturbances in the metabolism of the nerves. The consequences may be pains and sensory disturbances, above all in the feet.
Injection
1 mg cyancobalaminum, 100 mg pyridoxinum chloratim, 100 mg thiaminium chloratum, 20 mg lidocainium chloratum / 2 ml
2 ml of the injection solution contains:
Pharmaceutically active ingredients
Thiamine chloride hydrochloride 100 mg
Pyridoxine hydrochloride 100 mg
Cyanocobalamin 1 mg
Pharmaceutical form
Injection solution
Therapeutic indications
Nervous diseases of various origins, neuritides, neuralgias, polyneuropathies (e.g. diabetic, alcoholic, etc.), myalgias, radicular syndromes, retrobulbar neuritis, herpes zoster, facioplegia and as a roborant.
Dosage, method and duration of administration
Single and daily doses
In severe and acutely painful cases, initially 1 injection (2 ml) daily in order to quickly achieve a high blood level. After the acute stage has subsided, and in cases of less severe diseases, 1 injection 2-3 times a week.
Method and duration of administration
The injection solution is injected deeply into a muscle (i.m.). In the injection interval, for after-treatment and in less severe cases, 1 milgamma N capsule up to 3-4 times daily.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to one of the components of the medicine. The medicine should not be used in cases of severe conduction disturbances or acutely decompensated cardiac insufficiency.
Owing to its benzyl alcohol content, milgamma N should not be administered to neonates, in particular to immature infants. Daily vitamin B6 doses of up to 25 mg can be taken during pregnancy and while breast-feeding without any reservations. However, as the preparation contains 100 mg of vitamin B6 per 2 ml ampoule, this medicine should not be used during pregnancy and while breast-feeding. Special warnings and precautions for use Owing to its benzyl alcohol content, milgamma N should not be administered to neonates, in particular to immature infants.
Interactions with other medicinal products and other forms of interaction
Thiamine is decomposed completely by sulphite-containing solutions.
Other vitamins may be inactivated in the presence of vitamin B1 decomposition products. Therapeutic doses of vitamin B6 may weaken the effect of L-dopa. Further interactions exist with INH, D-penicillamine and cycloserine. In the parenteral application of lidocaine there may be an increase in cardiac side effects if epinephrine or norepinephrine are administered at the same time. There are also further interactions with sulphonamides. In cases of overdose with local anesthetics, epinephrine and norepinephrine must not be administered additionally.
Pregnancy and lactation
Daily vitamin B6 doses of up to 25 mg can be taken during pregnancy and while breast-feeding without any reservations. However, as the preparation contains 100 mg of vitamin B6 per 2 ml ampoule, this medicine should not be used during pregnancy and while breast-feeding. Effects on ability to drive No special precautions are required.
Side effects
In individual cases there have been reports of profuse perspiration, tachycardia, acne, skin reactions with itching and urticaria. In rare cases there may be hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. skin rash, respiratory distress, shock, angioedemas). Systemic reactions are possible through rapid flooding (unintentional intravenous injection, injection in tissue with high blood supply) or through overdose. Vertigo, vomiting, bradycardia, arrhythmias, obnubilation and cramps may occur.
Overdose
Not applicable.
Pharmacodynamic properties
The neurotropic vitamins of the B complex have a favorable effect on inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the nerves and locomotor's apparatus. They are used not only to remedy deficiencies, but in high doses also have pharmacological properties, which explains the analgesic, antiallergic and circulation-promoting effects which can be attained with milgamma N. Vitamin B1 is also designated an antineuritic vitamin. In its phosphorylated form (TPP) as cocarboxylase, it regulates the breakdown of carbohydrates and is used against acidotic metabolic disturbances. Vitamin B6 regulates protein, fat and carbohydrate breakdown. Its neurotropic effect is used, for example, in isonicotinic acid hydrazide therapy for the avoidance of neuritides. Its effects on the brain stem attenuate extra pyramidal symptoms. Vitamin B12 is essential for cell metabolism, normal blood formation and the functioning of the nervous system. It catalyses biological nucleic acid synthesis, and therefore the structure of new cell nuclei. In high doses vitamin B12 also shows analgesic, antiallergic and circulation-promoting properties. Owing to the complementarities of its components, the vitamin combination milgamma N, with its causal effect and good tolerance, has a wide range of uses far exceeding the treatment of acute and chronic neurological diseases.
Pharmacokinetic properties
Thiamine is absorbed from the intestinal lumen by an active transport process. The absorption is limited to 8-15 mg per day. Approx. 1 mg of thiamine is broken down in the organism daily. Any excess thiamine is excreted with the urine.
The tryptophan stress test is suitable for determining the vitamin B6 status. After the oral administration of 0.1 g of L-tryptophan per kilogram of body weight, xanthurenic acid excretion is generally less than 30 mg for each 24-hour period. Higher levels of xanthurenic acid excretion indicate vitamin B6 deficiency.
Pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine are absorbed very quickly and phosphorylated and oxidized to pyridoxal-5 phosphate (PALP) and pyridoxal. The main excretion product is 4-pyridoxic acid.
The vitamin B12 released from the food during the digestive process in the stomach is bound to the intrinsic factor (IF). This glycoprotein is formed by the parietal cells of the stomach. The vitamin B12-IF complex is resistant to proteolytic enzymes and passes into the distal ileum, where it is bound by specific receptors, thus ensuring that the vitamin is resorbed. Vitamin B12 is transferred through the mucosa to the capillary circulation, where it is bound to the transport protein transcobalamin. The liver, the bone marrow and other proliferating cells rapidly absorb this complex. Absorption is disturbed in patients with missing intrinsic factor, in patients suffering from malabsorption or diseases or changes to the intestine, after gastrectomy or in cases of autoimmune antibody formation. As a rule, only 1.5 - 3.5 µg of vitamin B12 is absorbed from the diet.
Vitamin B12 is excreted in the gall and is subject to enterohepatic circulation. Vitamin B12 is transferred to the placenta.
Bioavailability
For determining the vitamin B1 status, measurements of TPP-dependent enzyme activities in the erythrocytes, such as transketolase and the degree to which they can be reactivated are suitable. The concentrations in the plasma are between 2 and 4 µg/100 ml.
The mean serum value for PALP in adults is 1.2 µg/100 ml. The mean vitamin B6 concentration in the blood is 6 µmol/100 ml. Hypervitaminosis or other side effects have not been observed even after the administration of daily doses of more than 1 g over periods of weeks and months.
Normally the plasma concentrations of vitamin B12 are 200-900 pg/ml, or <200 pg/ml in cases of deficiency. The circulating vitamin B12 corresponds to only 0.1 % of the total vitamin amount.
The daily vitamin B12 requirement is approx. 1 µg. The vitamin B12 not circulating in the organism is mainly stored in the liver. With a "body-pool" of 3 - 5 mg, the amount contained in the liver is 50 - 90%. The resorption of vitamin B12 is inhibited by colchicine, ethanol and neomycin (here, a parenteral application is indicated). Oral antidiabetics of the biguanide type and p-amino salicylic acid, as well as chloramphenicol and vitamin C, interfere with vitamin B12 resorption. The biological half-life of cyanocobalamin in plasma is 123 hours.
Shelf life
Milgamma N injection solution can be stored 2 years.
Special precautions for storage
Milgamma N injection solution should be protected from heat and light, and must not be used after the expiry date.
Nature and contents of container
5 ampoules each containing 2 ml solution
Instructions for use/handling
The injection solution is injected deeply into a muscle (i.m.).
Caution! Before starting to take this medicine, it is vital that you should consult your doctor! Do not use it on your own initiative, without medical advice.
More information about Milgamma:
Milgamma is a medication prescribed to patients with diabetes. It is used for the control and treatment of certain conditions related to diabetes such as diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy. It is a combination drug containing three active substances – benfotiamine, cyanocobalamin, and pyridoxine. It was first formulated and manufactured by Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer Sankyo, though now other manufacturers have also started marketing this drug.
All three active substances in Milgamma are derivations of vitamin B; benfotiamine is the man-made form of vitamin B1 or thiamine; cyanocobalamin is a form of vitamin B12, while pyridoxine is metabolized in the body to give vitamin B6. In addition to treating conditions such as diabetic neuropathy related to diabetes, Milgamma is also used for the treatment of a number of different diseases of the nervous system. These include neuralgia, myodynia, radicular syndrome, herpes zoster, and deficiencies of vitamins B1 and B6.
Diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy are all complications of diabetes caused on account of extended hyperglycemia or high blood sugar levels. This hyperglycemia leads to deposition of glucose in the muscles, which then percolates into the cells and damages them. Such damage can lead to life threatening conditions if not detected and treated on time. Clinical studies have shown that the active substances in Milgamma work in the body by inhibiting the build-up of glucose in the muscles and cells.
All three ingredients of Milgamma are also used individually as dietary supplements for the treatment of diabetic patients. While it is pending official approval from the FDA, Milgamma is already in use in the US and in many other countries. It is primarily used as a dietary supplement and is well-accepted and tolerated. As it is largely a vitamin-based drug, Milgamma is non-toxic and has not been found to have any major side-effects.
Most studies have shown that the side-effects of Milgamma are restricted to skin rashes, itching, hives, redness, excessive sweating, and dizziness. Some patients have also complained of irregular heartbeats, though it is a rare occurrence. Milgamma is generally considered to be safe for the use of pregnant women and breast-feeding mothers, though its use must be supervised by trained medical practitioners and should be strictly as per their guidance.
While the drug is known to pass into breast milk, its effect on the baby has not been fully studied. So breast-feeding mothers must take this drug with care. Though well-tolerated, Milgamma is not advisable for patients who have an allergy to any of its ingredients or who suffer from severe liver diseases.
Milgamma is available in various dosage forms including tablets, dragee, and injections. It must be used strictly in the form and dosage strength prescribed by your doctor. Depending on the severity of your diabetes or diabetic neuropathy, you might be required to take up to 100mg of Milgamma daily. However, for pregnant women, it is advisable to not exceed 25mg in daily dosage.
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