It is unprofitable for global pharmaceutical factories to educate an ordinary person on literacy and competence in the field of medical products. So it turns out that the item of health expenditures occupies a significant share in our budget.
In fact, cunning and enterprising people have long found ways to save on medicine without harming their health. No, we do not offer to switch to alternative medicine or alternative treatment, although in some cases this is your effective option. In fact, we advise you to familiarize yourself with 10 cheap analogues of the advertised expensive drugs that are manufactured under the fashionable pharmaceutical “brand”. They demonstrate excellent efficiency for a significantly lower amount, which removes the financial burden from unprotected segments of the population.
10. Bepanten and Dexpanthenol
The active substance in both products is dexpanthenol. The rest of the ingredients are ordinary supplements that themselves do not have a pronounced therapeutic effect. Use Dexpanthenol in the treatment of inflammatory processes of the skin and mucous membranes, for healing and regeneration of wounds and cracks, and also as a vasoconstrictor. The drug helps with the restoration of dry, sensitive and irritated skin. It is also used for postoperative rehabilitation (for example, after correction of the nasal septum, tonsillectomy). The price of the drug is about 83 rubles, while Bepanten costs almost 3 times more!
9. Fastum gel and Ketoprofen
The difference between gel and cream does not significantly affect physical properties, since the active substance is the same - ketoprofen. It allows you to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Effective for arthrosis, muscle and ligament injuries, generalized edema, rheumatoid arthritis, lymphangitis, osteochondrosis and inflammation of the epidermis. As a rinse, it is used for diseases of the throat and nasopharynx, oral cavity (stomatitis, periodontal disease, tonsillitis, tonsillitis, glossitis, etc.). The price of Ketoprofen is 60 rubles, and Fastum gel is 4 times more.
8. Lyoton 1000 and Heparin-Acre Gel
In both preparations, the active ingredient is sodium heparin, which provides a therapeutic effect in the treatment of thrombophlebitis of superficial veins, phlebitis and periflebitis, elephantiasis, generalized edema and infiltrates, superficial mastitis, hemorrhoids. It is also effective for bruises and injuries, damage to tendons, joints, muscle tissue and subcutaneous tissue. Why lay out a substantial amount of 320 rubles for Lyoton, while Heparin-acre will cost you only 90 rubles (of course, its packaging is almost 2 times less, which must be taken into account when calculating the savings).
7. No-shpa and Drotaverin
These analgesic preparations contain the active ingredient drotaverine, which produces the prevention and treatment of spasms of internal organs, smooth muscles. It is effective in the treatment of spastic constipation and colitis, ulcers, dyskinesia of the gallbladder and pathways, colic of internal organs, spasms of the arteries of the heart. The drug is also prescribed for pregnant women to eliminate the tone of the uterus, reduce the pulling pains in the lower abdomen, prevent premature birth, etc. But shpa itself is inexpensive, and in rare regions its price reaches 180 Russian rubles. Nevertheless, you can significantly save on antispasmodics by purchasing Drotaverin for only 30 rubles.
6. Zovirax and Acyclovir
Many pharmaceutical companies speculate on the unpleasant and visually noticeable problem of herpes, offering a nonexistent treatment for a viral disease. We all know that only antibodies of immunity can defeat viral cells, but medicines, unfortunately, have not yet been developed. That is why acyclovir in the composition of these drugs helps only heal damaged tissue faster, dry the wound, regenerate the skin and reduce redness. Buy pure Acyclovir for only 30 rubles in the amount of 5 g, while the sensational and supposedly more effective Zovirax will cost you as much as 250 rubles for a tiny tube of 2 g.
5. Lazolvan and Ambroxol
If you want to treat a cough, forget about expensive expectorant syrups, lozenges and drugs. Ambroxol-based drugs are used for prenatal development of the upper respiratory tract of the newborn, as well as to improve the secretory and secretolytic functions, as a result of which sputum discharge is facilitated. The substance improves the motor function of the ciliated tissue, which ensures mucociliary transport. Best of all, the famous Lazolvan copes with the problem, the price of which can reach 320 rubles. Also effective is its analog Ambroxol, named after the main component - it will cost you a ridiculous amount of 15 rubles.
4. Panangin and Asparkam
Magnesium and potassium asparaginate are used in the treatment of hypomagnesemia and hypokalemia, which often occur against the background of general intoxication of the body, the use of laxatives. They also help with arrhythmias, tachycardia, extrasystoles, which arose as a result of digital intoxication or myocardial infarction. The active components are contained in the expensive foreign drug Panangin (cost about 120 rubles) and its cheap counterpart Asparkam (about 10 rubles).
3. Claritin and Lorahexal
These drugs are based on the active substance loratadine, which helps to alleviate the patient’s condition with allergic manifestations (conjunctivitis, rhinitis, urticaria and dermatosis, edema, pollinosis) and pseudo-allergic reactions, against which the body produces histamine. The effectiveness of the active substance has been proven only if it is worth paying for the expensive drug Claritin (160 rubles), when there is an affordable and no less effective Lorahexal (only 50 rubles).
2. Dlinos and Rinostop
It’s unpleasant for everyone to go for weeks with a stuffy nose and mucus flowing out of it, waiting for immunity to finally cope with ill-fated rhinitis. You can wait for this with the help of special drops for the nose, which allow you to prepare the nasal passages for manipulation, facilitate the passage of mucus, and normalize breathing. Xylometazoline-based drugs are effective, which, as a vasoconstrictor component, helps to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever, sinusitis, otitis media and rhinitis (including allergic). Look for the component in the inexpensive local preparation Rinostop (20 rubles), while the analogue of Dlinos will cost you 4 times more expensive.
1. Omez and Omeprazole
The active component of omeprazole is indispensable in the treatment of ulcers, reflux, erosive processes of the gastrointestinal mucosa, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. It is also prescribed as a prophylaxis of acid aspiration in Mendelssohn’s syndrome. Consider the effective drug Omeprazole for 44 rubles, and do not succumb to advertising its analogue Omez, which pharmacies offer for 165 rubles.
Protecting your body from diseases, do not forget to save your wallet from unforeseen and overhead expenses. Before listening to corrupt and bribed by doctors firms conduct your own research, read the special literature and figure out where else you can find the active component you need.