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Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby Phil McCrackin » 10 May 2014, 04:57

Hi,

I was just wondering how many times a day one is supposed to apply Rectogesic?
I'm slightly confused because I bought some Rectogesic when I was back in Australia and on the leaflet it says to apply it 3 times a day every 6 hours with a 12 hour break at night. I'm now in Europe and picked up a new tube yesterday, and the leaflet says apply it only once every 12 hours! Why would there be different dosage recommendations when it's the same medicine?

Thanks for any advice.
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby sotiredofthis » 10 May 2014, 20:30

Before surgery I was told to use it twice per day..... morning and bedtime. Hope that helps!
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby owmybum » 11 May 2014, 03:03

Yep... Same as above ^^^^^^^^^^^
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby Scientist2516 » 11 May 2014, 09:57

Me too (twice a day). But what concentrations are your new and old prescriptions?
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby Phil McCrackin » 13 May 2014, 01:07

Well the GTN cream in Europe is 4 mg/g but I can't remember what was in Australia. But you don't need a prescription for it there but it's really expensive - around $35 a tube! And in Europe it's 8 Euro on a prescription.
But does it actually come in different strengths?
Anyway, I'll just try it twice a day. That seems to be the normal dosage.
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby connej » 16 May 2014, 22:20

The one in Australian is 2mg/g and it is not prescription... it does say it can be used up to three times a day
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby Phil McCrackin » 17 May 2014, 01:22

Thanks for letting me know, connej. I'll definitely only use the 4mg/g twice a day now.
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby connej » 17 May 2014, 23:36

I just realised that there is a small split in my rectogesic... great and that was after i used it... does anyone know if it could poison me because of this?!
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Re: Rectogesic Dosage??

Postby Phil McCrackin » 19 May 2014, 01:05

Hi connej,
Those splits seem to happen a lot in the Rectogesic tubes. I've had it happen a few times, so I try and push the Rectogesic out from the bottom of the tube to avoid it splitting over time. I've also continued to use afterwards. I don't think it will poison you but the air might make it less effective. I know those splits seem to dry it out a lot. Best just to buy another one.
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