My 4-year-old daughter has a damaged rectal mucosa. The doctor prescribed her Rectosol ointment. The pharmacy informed me that this ointment has not been sold for a long time. I was offered the Rectosec ointment. Does this ointment have the same properties?.
Rectosec Rectal Ointment has a slightly different composition than Rectosol cream. Rectosec ointment contains benzocaine, zinc oxide, Peruvian lotion and medicinal oil. Benzocaine relieves pain, burning sensation and itching. The remaining ingredients are anti-inflammatory, astringent and drying. Rectosol cream contains zinc oxide, bismuth oxide, Peruvian balm. Peruvian balm has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, bismuth oxide and zinc oxide have an astringent and drying effect. The use of both preparations is hemorrhoids, itching and inflammation of the anus. As the case concerns a small child, ask the doctor if he or she accepts the change of a preparation that works similarly, but has a different composition.
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Krystyna KnyplInternist, hypertensiologist, editor-in-chief of "Gazeta dla Lekarzy".
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