Alfactiv
TABLETS
Areas in which it may be useful as an aid, on medical advice:
- Neurology
Central and peripheral neuropathies, Ischaemic neuropathies, Traumatic or oxidative damage to synapses and neurons, Memory decline or loss, Alcoholic neuropathy, Axonal neuropathy, Autonomic neuropathy, Optic neuropathy, Trigeminal neuropathy, Multiple sclerosis.
Orthopaedics
a) Mechanical neuropathies: cervicobrachialgia, Lumbosciatica, Radiculopathy entrapment syndrome. b) Radicular and traumatic compressions: Carpal tunnel syndrome, Tarsal tunnel syndrome, disc disease, Cervical-lumbar spondylosis, Rheumatoid spondylitis, Spinal canal stenosis, Paget's disease, Traction injuries with root avulsion. c) Infectious causes: Osteomyelitis, Radiculitis, Neuritis.
- Diabetology
Diabetic polyneuropathies, Diabetic nephropathies, Stimulation of insulin sensitivity, Diabetic arteriopathies. Ophthalmology
Optic neuropathy, Senile maculopathy, Cataract prevention. Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT): Acute acoustic trauma, Chronic acoustic trauma, Tinnitus, Vertigo syndromes, Bell's palsy (peripheral palsy of the VII cranial nerve), Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, "Burning tongue" syndrome (non-specific glossitis).
- Dermatology
Post-herpetic neuropathies (Herpes Zoster), Acute and chronic photodermatitis and cryodermatitis, Prevention and reduction of the effects of ageing or photoageing from sunlight, Erythema of various kinds, PUVA treatments, Glycolic or acetoacetic acid treatments, including peels, Re-epithelialisation processes, Microsurgery, Skin ageing.
Directions for use:
gastro-protected tablets not to be chewed or split; swallow whole with or without water, according to medical advice, 1-2 tablets a day regardless of meals.
Components:
alpha-lipoic (thioctic) acid 300 mg, acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) 250 mg (corresponding to 185 mg L-carnitine), polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish oil 100 mg (of which 75 mg DHA, 25 mg EPA), lutein 30 mg, vit. C 30 mg, vit. E 5 mg, vit. B6 (pyridoxine) 1 mg, vit. B9 (folic acid) 0.1 mg, vit. B12 (cyanocobalamin) 1 mcg, vit. H (biotin) 75 mcg, selenium 27.5 mcg.
Excipients
maltodextrins, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate q.s. to 780 mg.