Advice
Following a full submission
Glyceryl trinitrate rectal ointment (Rectogesic®) is not recommended within NHS Scotland for the relief of pain associated with chronic anal fissure. It was associated with improvements in pain scores compared with vehicle but the treatment effect was small. The economic case was not demonstrated.
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Medicine details
- Medicine name:
- Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), 0.4% w/w (4mg/g), rectal ointment (Rectogesic®)
- SMC ID:
- 200/05
- Indication:
- Relief of pain associated with chronic anal fissure
- Pharmaceutical company
- ProStrakan
- BNF chapter
- Gastro-intestinal system
- Submission type
- Full
- Status
- Not recommended
- Date advice published
- 10 October 2005