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Last reviewed: 03.07.2025
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In the complex conservative treatment of benign tissue growth of the prostate gland – prostate adenoma – various medications are used. These include suppositories for prostate adenoma.
Indications for the use of rectal suppositories include the presence of such symptoms in patients as an increase in the size of the prostate, tissue swelling, inflammation, urinary disorders, etc. Almost the same suppositories are prescribed for inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis).
The names of suppositories for prostate adenoma that are most often recommended by doctors: Vitaprost (Vitaprost forte), Prostatilen, Tykveol, Bioprost, Vitol, Prostovitol.
[ Pharmacodynamics
The therapeutic effect of Vitaprost (Vitaprost forte) and Prostatilen suppositories is provided by the active substance obtained by extracting prostate tissue from cattle. Due to the targeted action on the gland tissue, these suppositories help reduce its swelling, which improves blood supply and has a positive effect on tissue metabolism and prostate functions.
Suppositories for prostate adenoma Tykveol contain pumpkin oil, obtained from pumpkin seeds. Its main effects on prostate tissue - reducing proliferation, improving microcirculation, relieving inflammation - are due to the antioxidant provitamin A, carotenoid lycopene, vitamin E, zinc, phosphorus and magnesium compounds present in the oil.
The pharmacological effect of Bioprost suppositories is also provided by the seed oil plus thymol, a phenolic compound of thyme, which has antiseptic and analgesic properties.
Vitol suppositories, in addition to pumpkin oil, contain licorice root extract, which contains phytosteroids similar to human glucocorticosteroids. Due to this, these suppositories help with the development of inflammatory processes in the prostate.
The instructions for Prostovitol suppositories indicate their analgesic and genitourinary system-improving effects, which are provided by such components of the drug as nettle oil extract, rose hips and zinc sulfate (which has antiseptic and astringent properties).
The pharmacokinetics of rectal suppositories, despite the possibility of their active substances entering the bloodstream, are not presented by the manufacturers.
How to use suppositories for prostate adenoma
All of the above suppositories are inserted rectally, that is, through the anus into the rectum.
It is recommended to take Vitaprost suppositories once a day (1 suppository) for two weeks.
Prostatilen is administered one suppository 1-2 times a day (duration of use from 5 to 10 days).
Suppositories for prostate adenoma Tykveol, Bioprost, Vitol and Prostovitol are used in a similar way, but the course of treatment with Tykveol can last 1-3 months.
Overdose when using Vitaprost suppositories is expressed in the appearance of convulsions, tremors, photophobia and mental disorders. While there is no information on cases of overdose of Prostatilen suppositories similar in composition. Such data is not provided in the instructions for other suppositories.
There are also no data characterizing interactions with other drugs.
Side effects
The use of Vitaprost suppositories may cause an allergic reaction in the form of itching. Similar side effects of suppositories for prostate adenoma Prostatilen. There is no data on the side effects of using rectal suppositories Tykveol, Bioprost, Vitol and Prostovitol in the instructions.
Storage conditions
Vitaprost and Prostatilen suppositories should be stored at a temperature of +10-20°C, in a place protected from daylight; other drugs – at a temperature not exceeding +5-10°C.
The shelf life of Vitaprost and Prostatilen suppositories is 36 months; Tykveol, Bioprost, Vitol, Prostovitol suppositories – 24 months.
Many are interested in inexpensive and effective suppositories for prostate adenoma, which combine in one drug an affordable price and an undoubtedly positive result of use. Relatively inexpensive ones include Tykveol, Vitol and Prostovitol suppositories. It is difficult to judge their effectiveness, since specialists are skeptical about the use of any rectal agents in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Today, prostate adenoma is treated with alpha-adrenaline receptor blockers, which relax the muscle tissue of the prostate and bladder. And also with 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors, which prevent the transformation of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, the main androgen that ensures both normal and abnormal growth of the prostate gland. Suppositories for prostate adenoma are only an auxiliary means in the drug therapy of this disease.
Attention!
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Description provided for informational purposes and is not a guide to self-healing. The need for this drug, the purpose of the treatment regimen, methods and dose of the drug is determined solely by the attending physician. Self-medication is dangerous for your health.