Prostatitis is an extremely common inflammatory disease of the genitourinary system in men. The essence of this pathology is an infectious or abacterial inflammation of the prostate gland. Most often, this disease is diagnosed in males who are in the age range from 25 to 50 years. In the absence of medical care, it can cause erectile dysfunction, infertility, and so on. In this article, we will look at the best drugs for prostatitis.
General principles for the treatment of prostatitis
To begin with, we note that it is unacceptable to self-medicate inflammation of the prostate gland. Any medicines should be used only as prescribed by a doctor.
With the bacterial nature of the inflammatory process, antibacterial drugs are used, selected depending on the sensitivity of the pathogen. Dosage and duration of antibiotics are also selected individually.
In addition, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, herbal preparations that stop inflammation and improve metabolic processes in the prostate can be used.
If there are complaints of difficulty urinating, alpha-blockers are indicated that restore urodynamics.
Various non-pharmacological methods are also of great importance. First of all, this includes prostate massage, carried out in a chronic inflammatory process. In addition, the treatment plan is actively complemented by a variety of physiotherapy procedures, such as laser therapy, electrical stimulation, and so on.
Effective Medicines
So what drugs have the best effect on prostatitis?
With regard to antibiotics, fluoroquinolones and macrolides are most often prescribed for inflammation of the prostate, but other groups of antibacterial agents can also be used.
If we talk about herbal preparations, then a remedy based on an extract of the fruits of a creeping palm tree can be used. It has anti-inflammatory, antiandrogenic, antiexudative action. This medication is actively prescribed not only for chronic prostatitis, but also for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Another herbal preparation is a combination remedy, which includes Canadian goldenrod herb, licorice roots, perforated St. John's wort herb, rhizomes with purple echinacea roots. This medication improves microcirculation in the tissues of the prostate, is active against certain bacteria, and reduces the severity of inflammation.
Another effective remedy for prostatitis is suppositories, the active ingredient of which is biomass obtained from insect larvae of the gypsy moth species. In 2020, scientists from the Kuban State Medical University conducted a study, the results of which prove the feasibility of using this drug in patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis.
Of the group of alpha-adrenergic blockers, a drug is most often used that helps to relax the smooth muscle fibers of the bladder neck and prostate, which leads to an improvement in urine outflow.