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Preparation H Ointment

Active Ingredient(s): Mineral Oil + Petrolatum + Phenylephrine + Shark Liver Oil
Category: Hemorrhoids

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Preparation H Ointment Overview

Preparation H is a brand of medications made by Pfizer, used in the treatment of hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are caused at least in part by inflamed blood vessels, and most versions of Preparation H work by reducing inflammation in blood vessels. Originally, as far back as the 1930s, it was packaged in a tube like toothpaste, with a similar consistency.[citation needed] Now named Wyeth and owned by Pfizer, the company incorporated in 1926 as American Home Products, or AHP, and "one of AHP's earl...

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Mineral Oil + Petrolatum + Phenylephrine + Shark Liver Oil
  • Ointment: 14% + 71.9% + 0.25%
Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

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