Retocain

• Pruritus ani
• Haemorrhoids
• Anal fissure
• Proctitis

Cinchocaine prevents or diminishes nerve impulse conduction near to the site of administration. It also has membrane-stabilising effect owing to decrease of permeability of the nerve cell to sodium ions. Hydrocortisone is a corticosteroid used for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Its anti-inflammatory action is due to the suppression of migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and reversal of increased capillary permeability. Neomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic. It binds to 30S ribosomal subunits of bacterial ribosome thus inhibiting protein synthesis and generating errors in genetic code transcription causing cell death. Esculin improves skin vasculature and is effective in the management of cellulitis.

Adult Dose (Ointment): Apply onto the affected area in the morning and evening and after each stool.

Adult Dose (Suppository): Insert 1 suppository in the morning and evening and after each stool.

Common Side Effects:

• Restlessness
• Excitement, nervousness
• Paraesthesias
• Dizziness
• Tinnitus
• Blurred vision
• Nausea, vomiting
• Muscle twitching, tremors
• Convulsions
• Hypotension
• Bradycardia
• Arrhythmias
• Cardiac arrest

Limited information is available regarding use during pregnancy. Avoid application for prolonged periods and to extensive areas. Consult your doctor.

• Elderly, debilitated patients, children, epilepsy, impaired cardiac conduction or respiratory function, shock, hepatic impairment, myasthenia gravis require caution.
• Do not rub or touch the eye while anaesthesia persists.
• Avoid application for prolonged periods and to extensive areas.
• Caution during pregnancy and lactation.

Information on overdosage is not available. Consult a physician if overdose is suspected.

Store in a cool and dry place, protected from light. Keep out of reach of children.