Table 1.
Marketed topical products most commonly prescribed* for the treatment of dermatitis in the anal area (11)
| Active ingredients | Brand name(s) |
|---|---|
| Single active agents | |
| Hydrocortisone | Procto-Kit, DermoPosterisan |
| Tribenoside | Borraza G |
| Cinchocaine | Dolaposterne |
| Glyceryl trinitrate | Rectogesic |
| Combination products containing corticosteroids + local anaesthetics | |
| Hydrocortisone + pramocaine or cinchocaine or lidocaine or benzocaine + amylocaine + aesculin | Pramosone, Proctofoam, Proctocreme HC, Porctosedyl, Xyloproct |
| Prednisolone + cinchocaine or + desonide + lidocaine + heparin + vitamins A and E | Scheriproct, Cirkan |
| Diflucortolone + lidocaine | Neriproct |
| Fluocinonide + lidocaine | Jelliproct |
| Fluocortolone + lidocaine or cinchocaine | Doloproct, Ultraproct |
| Fluocinolone + lidocaine (+ menthol + bismuth) | Synalar Rectal |
| Combination products containing corticosteroids + antimicrobials/antiseptics | |
| Hydrocortisone + benzyl benzoate + Peru balsam + bismuth + zinc with or without resorcinol | Anusol HC |
| Combination products containing corticosteroids + local anaesthetics + antimicrobials/antiseptics | |
| Hydrocortisone + cinchocaine with neomycin + aesculin or framycetin | Proctosedyl |
| Combination products containing local anaesthetics + antimicrobials/antiseptics | |
| Cinchocaine + polycresulin | Faktu |
| Other combination products | |
| Trimebutine + ruscogenin | Proctolog |
| Peru balsam + bismuth + zinc | Anusol |
| Hydrocortisone + Escherichia coli suspension | Posterisan |
| Hydrocortisone + phenylephrine + paraffin oil + fish oil | Preparation H |
| Lidocaine (+ carraginates + zinc) | Titanoreine |
*
Products with > 10,000 prescriptions in 2011 according to IMS data for Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, UK and USA.