What is Recugel?
Relieving dry skin, preventing and treating sore nipples during breast-feeding, and promoting healing of burns and poorly-healing wounds. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Recugel cream is an emollient. The exact way Recugel cream works is unknown.
Recugel indications
Coenzyme A (metabolite of Recugel) is important for deep penetrating moisturizer; stimulates epithelization; has wound healing effect; has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Only the Recugel is the provitamin of D-Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), not the L-Panthenol.
A cream with Recugel regularly applied to the skin improves the moisture content of dry skin significantly.
A cream with 5% Recugel accelerates the healing of superficial wounds by approximately 30%.
An ointment with Recugel prevents erythema due to UV light.
Recugel ointment also protects the lips against solar herpes, Sun burns, mild burns, skin irritations, dry or cracked skin, cosmetic or shaving rashes, post chemical peeling treatment, post laser resurfacing treatment ( 11th -15th day).
Recugel is effective for preventing / treating nappy dermatitis in infants.
How should I use Recugel?
Use Recugel cream as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
- Recugel cream is for external use only.
- Apply Recugel cream directly to the affected areas once or twice daily, or as directed by your health care provider.
- Wash and completely dry the affected area. Gently rub the medicine in until it is evenly distributed. Wash your hands immediately after using Recugel cream, unless your hands are part of the treated area.
- If you miss a dose of Recugel cream, use it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not use 2 doses at once.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Recugel cream.
Uses of Recugel in details
Recugel is a form of Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid). It is used for treating deficiency of Vitamin B5 in the body. Pantothenic acid is also used alone or in combination with other vitamins for a wide variety of uses. It is also used as an ingredient in skin and hair products, for treating dandruff, gray hair, baldness, treating acne; enhancing immune function; improving athletic performance; tongue infections; headache; insomnia; nerve pain (neuralgia); irritability; allergies; progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass (muscular dystrophy); hyperactivity; carpal tunnel syndrome (numbness, tingling, weakness, and other problems in your hand), depression, chronic fatigue syndrome; congenital hyperthyroidism(overactive thyroid gland from birth), attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHA), celiac disease (autoimmune disorder related to gluten ingestion).
Recugel description
Recugel is a derivative of a B complex vitamin called pantothenic acid and the injection is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, aqueous solution. The injection is indicated for use as a gastrointestinal stimulant. Additionally, Recugel is available in combination as a hair tonic to improve scalp health and hair growth, as a cream to calm redness and irritation of the skin, and as an anti-aging cream. This drug is not currently FDA approved for the aformentioned indications; however, it is currently approved for use in multivitamin infusion products
Recugel dosage
Prevention of post-operative adynamic ileus: 250 mg (1 mL) or 500 mg (2 mL) intramuscularly. Repeat in 2 hours and then every 6 hours until all danger of adynamic ileus has passed.
Treatment of adynamic ileus: 500 mg (2 mL) intramuscularly. Repeat in 2 hours and then every 6 hours as needed.
Intravenous administration: Recugel Injection 2 mL (500 mg) may be mixed with bulk I.V. solutions such as glucose or Lactated Ringer’s and slowly infused intravenously.
Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration, whenever solution and container permit.
Recugel interactions
If you are using this product under your doctor's direction, your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with your doctor or pharmacist first.
If your doctor has directed you to use this product, or if you use any prescription product on the skin, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, including other skin care products.
Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.
Recugel side effects
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What are the possible side effects of Recugel?
There have been a few reports of allergic reactions and single reports of several other adverse events in association with the administration of Recugel. A causal relationship is uncertain. One patient experienced itching, tingling, difficulty in breathing. Another patient had red patches of skin. Two patients had generalized dermatitis and one patient urticaria.
One patient experienced temporary respiratory difficulty following administration of Recugel injection 5 minutes after succinylcholine was discontinued.
One patient experienced a noticeable but slight drop in blood pressure after administration of Recugel while in the recovery room.
One patient experienced intestinal colic one-half hour after the drug was administered.
Two patients vomited following administration and two patients had diarrhea 10 days post-surgery and after Recugel Injection.
One elderly patient became agitated after administration of the drug.
Recugel contraindications
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What is the most important information I should know about Recugel?
There are no known contraindications to the use of Recugel Injection.
Active ingredient matches for Recugel:
Dexpanthenol in Peru.
List of Recugel substitutes (brand and generic names) | Sort by popularity |
| Unit description / dosage (Manufacturer) | Price, USD |
| Pantho 7.5% (Egypt) | |
| Panthobic | |
| Panthoderm | |
| Ointment; Topical; Vitamin B5 / Dexpanthenol 5% (Akrikhin) | |
| Panthol (Slovenia, Taiwan) | |
| Panthol 100 mg/1 mL x 1 mL | |
| Panthol 100 mg/1 mL x 2 mL | |
| Panthomed | |
| Panthon 5% | |
| Panthon 500 | |
| Panto Liquid (Austria) | |
| Pantodex (Brazil) | |
| Pantogel (Bulgaria) | |
| Pantol (Japan, Oman) | |
| 40 mg x 10's (Siomond) | $ 0.53 |
| 40 mg x 1's (Siomond) | $ 0.72 |
| Pantol 200 mg x 500's (Siomond) | |
| Pantol 200 mg x 50 x 10's (Siomond) | |
| Pantol 40mg EC-TAB / 10 (Siomond) | $ 0.53 |
| Pantol 40mg VIAL / 1 (Siomond) | $ 0.72 |
| PANTOL 40MG TABLET 1 strip / 10 tablets each (Siomond) | $ 0.54 |
| PANTOL enteric-coated tab 40 mg x 10's (Siomond) | $ 0.53 |
| Pantol 40mg Tablet (Siomond) | $ 0.05 |
| Pantol 5% (Oman) | |
| Pantomed (Belgium, Poland, Turkey) | |
| Pantomed 40 mg x 100 Tablet | |
| PANTOMED 40MG INJECTION 1 vial / 1 injection each (Medley Pharmaceuticals) | $ 1.06 |
| PANTOMED 40MG TABLET 1 strip / 10 tablets each (Medley Pharmaceuticals) | $ 0.78 |
| Pantomed 40mg Injection (Medley Pharmaceuticals) | $ 1.06 |
| Pantomed 40mg Tablet (Medley Pharmaceuticals) | $ 0.11 |
| Pantothen Pharmaselect 5% (Austria) | |
| Pasquam (Indonesia) | |
| Pasquam 50 mg/1 g x 20 g x 1's (Sanbe) | $ 2.74 |
| Pelsana Med Dexpanthenol (Austria) | |
| Pepantine 5% | |
| Recreol (Estonia, Georgia, Latvia) | |
| Rhinomer mini (Switzerland) | |
| Solution; Nasal; Sea Salt 9 mg; Vitamin B5 / Dexpanthenol 50 mg / ml | |
| Siccalix (Switzerland) | |
| Ointment; Nasal; Sea Salt 1%; Vitamin B5 / Dexpanthenol 5% (Drossapharm) | |
| Siccaprotect (Austria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey) | |
| Drops; Ophthalmic; Polyvinyl Alcohol 1.4%; Vitamin B5 / Dexpanthenol 3% (Biem) | |
| Siozwo SAN (Germany) | |
| Tentalux (Indonesia) | |
| Tentalux 5 % x 20 g x 1's (Pharos) | $ 3.64 |
| Triomer Nasensalbe (Switzerland) | |
| Ointment; Nasal; Propylene Glycol; Sea Water Sterile 1%; Vitamin B5 / Dexpanthenol 5% | |
| Veralgin (Austria, Bangladesh) | |
| Wund- und Heilcreme N | |
| Wund- und heilsalbe n (Germany) | |
| Wund-und heilcreme n (Germany) | |
See 227 substitutes for Recugel | |
References
- DailyMed. "DEXPANTHENOL: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- PubChem. "Dexpanthenol". https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/com... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- DrugBank. "Dexpanthenol". http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB09357 (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Recugel are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Recugel. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
Consumer reported useful
No survey data has been collected yet1 consumer reported price estimates
Was the price you paid to purchase the drug reasonable? Did you feel it was expensive?The below mentioned numbers have been reported by ndrugs.com website users about whether the Recugel drug is expensive or inexpensive. There is a mixed opinion among users. The rating about the cost of the drug depends on factors like which brand drug the patient purchased, how effective it was for the price paid, the country or place the drug is marketed, and the economic condition of the patient. The users who feel the drug is expensive can look for an alternative brand drug or a generic drug to save the cost.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Not expensive | 1 | 100.0% | |
Consumer reported time for results
No survey data has been collected yet5 consumers reported age
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| > 60 | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 1-5 | 1 | 20.0% | |
| < 1 | 1 | 20.0% | |
| 46-60 | 1 | 20.0% | |
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Information checked by Dr. Sachin Kumar, MD Pharmacology
