Instructions for use
Do not exceed the total dose without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
How is it used?
Insert the medication into the rectum. If possible, empty the bowel beforehand.
Duration of use?
The medication should not be used for more than 4 weeks without medical advice. If symptoms persist or reoccur regularly, è medical advice should be sought.
Overdose?
. If the drug is used as described, no symptoms of overdose are known. If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Did you è forget to use it?
Continue to take the medication as usual (i.e., not with twice the prescribed amount) at the next time.
As a rule of thumb.
As a general rule: pay special attention to conscientious dosing for infants, young children, and the elderly. If in doubt, ask your doctor or pharmacist about any effects or precautions.
As a general rule.
The dosage prescribed by the doctor may differ from the information on the package insert. Sinceé the doctor will customize it, è you must use the medication according to his instructions.
Dosage
General dosage recommendations:
Adolescents 12 years and older and adults 1 suppository twice daily in the morning and evening, after a bowel movement.
In case of severe symptoms:
Adolescents 12 years and older and adults 1 suppository più times daily after a bowel movement.
Indications
- Itching and pain in the anal area, as in the case of:
- Hemorrhoids, mild forms
Mode of action
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How do the ingredients of the drug act?
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The ingredients come from the witch hazel plant and act as a natural mixture. Information about the plant itself:
- Appearance: shrub or small tree about 10 feet tall, whose bright yellow narrow-leafed flowers remain on the shrub at the same time as last year's fruits; the leaves can be easily confused with those of the hazelnut tree.
- Occurrence: North America
- Main constituents: tannins
- Plant parts and preparations used: mainly extracts and tinctures of leaves, bark and twigs. Tannins react with proteins in the skin (mucosa). They seal small wounds by forming a thin protective layer on the surface and inhibit inflammation and minor bleeding.
Composition
Based on 1 suppository
. 400 mg of witch hazel leaf extract
+ glycerol monooleate
+ hard fat
+ microcrystalline hydrocarbons (C40-C60)
+ poly(12-hydroxystearate)polyglycerol
+ silicon dioxide, highly dispersed, methylated
+ DL-α-tocopherol
Contraindications
What do you advise against its use?"
- Hypersensitivityà to the ingredients
What age group should be considered?"
- Children under 12 years of age: As a rule, the drug should not be used in this age group.
What about pregnancy and lactation?
- Pregnancy: consult your doctor. Several considerations affect the possibility and manner of using the drug during pregnancy.
- Lactation: consult your doctor or pharmacist. They will check your specific situation and advise you accordingly if and how you can continue breastfeeding.
If the medication è been prescribed to you despite a contraindication, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. The therapeutic benefit may outweigh the risk associated with the contraindication.
Side effects
What side effects may occur?
Side effects have been described only for this medicine and have occurred only in exceptional cases.
If you notice a change in your health condition or an'alteration during treatment, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
For the information given here, side effects that have occurred in at least 1 in 1000 patients have been taken into account.
