Clinical medicine profile
Water, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Geranium Thunbergii Extract, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract
Traditional / herbal topical & internal (regulated as herbal product)
- Route
- Topical; oral latex (laxative — caution)
- Schedule
- OTC
- ATC
- Not assigned
- PPB status
- registered
Safety essentials
The information most likely to change a prescribing or dispensing decision.
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to the active substance or excipients.
- Additional absolute contraindications are indication- and product-specific — consult SmPC.
Precautions
- Warnings • FLAMMABLE.
- DO NOT USE NEAR HEAT, FLAME, OR WHILE SMOKING.
- CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH • Keep away from face and mouth to avoid breathing in. • Avoid spraying in eyes.
- Contents under pressure.
- Do not puncture or incinerate.
- Do not expose to heat or store at temperatures above 120°F/50°C or in enclosed places that could overheat • Do not use on broken skin.
- Stop use if rash or irritation occurs. • Ask a doctor before using if you have kidney disease. • USE ONLY AS DIRECTED.
- INTENTIONAL MISUSE BY DELIBERATELY CONCENTRATING AND INHALING THE CONTENTS CAN BE HARMFUL OR FATAL.
- Help stop inhalation abuse.
- For information visit www.inhalant.org
Dosing matrix
Population and organ-function guidance, shown together for faster comparison.
Directions: Newborn, 0.5 ml tthree times per day or as needed. 6 months, 1.0 ml three times per day or as needed. To be used according to standard homepoathic indications
Topical on intact skin only with care; avoid oral latex in children.
Review renal impairment dosing; many agents need CrCl/eGFR adjustment.
- CrCl 0–120: Confirm renal dosing in product SmPC / primary label.
Review hepatic impairment dosing; monitor LFTs if agent is hepatically cleared or hepatotoxic.
Use, effects & interactions
Indications
- Treatment and prevention of hemorrhoids (internal and external), fissures, and anal discomforts Clinical selection for Water, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Geranium Thunbergii Extract, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Extract should follow culture results where relevant, Kenya STG/EML recommendations, and the current product SmPC.
- Class context: Traditional / herbal topical & internal (regulated as herbal product).
- Confirm site-specific dose, duration and monitoring before prescribing.
Adverse effects
- Adverse reactions vary by agent.
- Counsel on common predictable effects and serious warning symptoms (allergy, severe rash, jaundice, unusual bleeding, severe GI symptoms, neurological changes).
- Report suspected ADRs via national pharmacovigilance channels.
Drug interactions
Open multi-drug checker ↗- Professional use: confirm indication, dose, duration, monitoring and patient counselling points against current Kenya STG / EML and the product SmPC.
- Document allergy status and key interactions.
Mechanism & disposition
Gel: moisturising/soothing polysaccharides.
Read complete mechanism
Gel: moisturising/soothing polysaccharides. Latex: anthraquinone stimulant laxative effect. Mechanism is agent-specific. At receptor, enzyme, ion channel, transporter or microbial target level, the drug alters a physiological or pathological pathway to produce its therapeutic effect. Confirm precise molecular mechanism in current SmPC / pharmacology reference for this INN before high-stakes decisions.
Product-specific
Product-specific
Topical; oral latex (laxative — caution)
are product-specific. Consider food effects, protein binding, hepatic CYP/UGT
when adjusting for organ impairment, age and drug interactions. Verify parameters in the current SmPC.
Pregnancy, lactation & diet
Use only if potential benefit justifies potential risk; prefer agents with better reproductive data when alternatives exist.
Assess infant risk vs benefit of maternal therapy; prefer agents with lactation data.
Brands & loaded prices
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Sources & review state
Decision support only. Confirm patient-specific decisions against the current product SmPC, Kenya STG/EML, and professional judgement.