Protos is a medicinal product that has hydrated strontium ranelate as a treatment for osteoporosis, a disease caused by the gradual loss of bone mass with age, which affects especially postmenopausal women and the elderly. It can also be used in men at high risk of fracture if other medicines can not be used.
This medicine can be purchased in pharmacies, with the presentation of a prescription, for a price of about 140 to 250 reais, depending on the size of the package.
How to take
The recommended dose is a sachet of 2 g, dissolved in about 30 ml of water, once a day, orally, preferably 2 hours after meals, since its efficacy is reduced in the presence of food, milk and derivatives. The best time to take is before bedtime because of its slow absorption.
Possible side effects
The most common side effects that may occur during treatment with Protos are muscle pain, skin hypersensitivity reactions, increased blood cholesterol levels, insomnia, headache, changes in consciousness, memory loss, dizziness, paresthesia, dizziness, myocardial infarction, venous thromboembolism, and bronchial hyperreactivity.
In addition, poor digestion, increased intestinal gas, hepatitis, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal and gastrointestinal pain and gastroesophageal reflux, eczema, swelling in the limbs and increased creatine phosphokinase in the blood can also occur.
Who should not use
This medicinal product should not be used in people who are hypersensitive to the active substance or to any of the ingredients in the formula, people with a history of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism who are temporarily or permanently immobilized or have a medical history of ischemic heart disease, peripheral and / or cerebrovascular disease.
In addition, it should also not be used in people with uncontrolled hypertension, under 18 years of age, pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding.
