Prostatitis is an extremely common inflammatory disease of the genitourinary system in men. The essence of this pathology is infectious or abacterial inflammation of the prostate. Most often, this disease is diagnosed in men aged 25-50 years. In the absence of medical care, it can cause erectile dysfunction, infertility, etc. In this article we will consider the best drugs for prostatitis.
General principles for the treatment of prostatitis
To begin with, we note that it is unacceptable to self-medicate with inflammation of the prostate. Any medication should be used only as prescribed by a physician.
With the bacterial nature of the inflammatory process, antibacterial drugs are used, selected depending on the sensitivity of the pathogen. The dosage and duration of antibiotics are also selected individually.
Also, nonsteroidal 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 to 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 supplemented with a variety of physiotherapy procedures, such as laser therapy, electrical stimulation, etc.
Effective drugs
So which drugs have the best effect on prostatitis?
As for 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, a remedy based on the extract of the fruits of a creeping palm can be used. It has an anti-inflammatory, anti-androgenic, anti-exudative action. This drug 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 grass, licorice roots, St. John's wort grass, rhizomes with purple echinacea roots. This drug 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 the biomass obtained from the larvae of insects 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.
From the group of alpha-blockers, a drug is most often used that helps relax the smooth muscle fibers of the neck of the bladder and prostate gland, which leads to an improvement in the outflow of urine.