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What is Glycerin Suppository?

Glycerine is a stimulant laxative; as a suppository it is used in the treatment of constipation. It draws fluid into colon and thus stimulates evacuation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Constipation 9 0
Other 1 0
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) 1 1 Efficacy_major
Bowel problems 1 0

See all 10 patients currently taking Glycerin Suppository

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 1

Reported Dosages

  1minutes as needed 2.1g as needed as needed daily 1 g daily 1 other daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Glycerin Suppository (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research 1   Personal research: 100%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Glycerin Suppository

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Glycerin Suppository

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Glycerin Suppository

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Glycerin Suppository

Always
 1 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Glycerin Suppository

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 1 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Glycerin Suppository

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.