You'll hear more about using low-dose nitroglycerin ointment for anal fissures
January 2012
You'll hear more about using low-dose nitroglycerin ointment for anal fissures.
Pharmacies usually compound nitroglycerin 0.2% or 0.4% ointment for anal fissures.
But now a nitroglycerin 0.4% ointment (Rectiv) is approved in the U.S. for pain caused by anal fissures.
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