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Reviewer: A Senior, 55-64 Male (Patient)
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Proctofoam’s delivery system is ridiculous for seniors. Also, the directions are miswritten. The diagram shows you need to attach the syringe to the cartridge, but then it shows that when you raise the plunger to the set dosage, it is unattached. The result is no vacuum is formed between the syringe and the cartridge to draw the medicine out. Assuming the senior figures out the error, a person
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Little to no relief from this product. Would not recommend. My doctor wishes he never had me try it. I have ended my dealings with him forever.
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Reviewer: lostosbourne, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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This medicine works on contact and continues to relieve for several hours. It can be a little messy when you first learn how to use it but it does not stain or leave anything behind. It might burn slightly if you have open skin but it only lasts a few seconds. It is expensive but if you can get it covered by insurance or afford to pay for it it is well worth it.
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