hemorrhoidal relief

Rite Aid Corporation

Rite Aid Corporation Hemorrhoidal Relief Suppositories Drug Facts

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• Active ingredients (in each suppository)
• Purposes
• hemorrhoidal relief Uses
• Warnings
  • Ask a doctor before use if you have
  • When using this product
  • Stop use and ask a doctor if
  • If pregnant or breast-feeding,
  • Keep out of reach of children.
• Directions
• hemorrhoidal relief Other information
• Inactive ingredients
  • Questions or comments?
• Package/Label Principal Display Panel

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

Active ingredients (in each suppository)

Cocoa butter 85.39%

Phenylephrine HCl 0.25%

Purposes

Protectant

Vasoconstrictor

hemorrhoidal relief Uses

• •helps relieve the local itching and discomfort associated with hemorrhoids
• •temporarily relieves burning and shrinks hemorrhoidal tissue
• •temporarily provides a coating for relief of anorectal discomforts
• •temporarily protects the inflamed, irritated anorectal surface to help make bowel movements less painful

Warnings

For rectal use only

Ask a doctor before use if you have

• •heart disease
• •high blood pressure
• •thyroid disease
• •diabetes
• •difficulty in urination due to enlargement of the prostate gland

presently taking a prescription drug for high blood pressure or depression

When using this product

do not exceed the recommended daily dosage unless directed by a doctor

Stop use and ask a doctor if

• •bleeding occurs
• •condition worsens or does not improve within 7 days

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222)

Directions

• •adults: when practical, cleanse the affected area by patting or blotting with an appropriate cleansing wipe. Gently dry by patting or blotting with a tissue or a soft cloth before insertion of this product.
• •detach one suppository from the strip; remove the foil wrapper before inserting into the rectum as follows:
• •hold suppository with rounded end up
• •see illustrations: carefully separate foil tabs by inserting tip of fingernail at end marked “peel down”
• •slowly and evenly peel apart (do not tear) foil by pulling tabs down both sides, to expose the suppository
• •remove exposed suppository from wrapper
• •insert one suppository into the rectum up to 4 times daily, especially at night, in the morning or after each bowel movement
• •children under 12 years of age: ask a doctor

hemorrhoidal relief Other information

• •store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)

Inactive ingredients

corn starch, methylparaben, propylparaben, shark liver oil

Questions or comments?

1-800-719-9260

Package/Label Principal Display Panel

Compare to the active ingredients of Preparation H® Hemorrhoidal Suppositories

hemorrhoidal relief suppositories

cocoa butter 85.39%

phenylephrine HCl 0.25%

reduces internal swelling, soothes and protects

prompt soothing relief from painful burning, itching and discomfort

also for nighttime relief