Proctokinasa’s suppository,for patients suffering of hemorrhoids complications, is available to the people of Santiago that visit Juan Bruno Zayas surgical clinic hospital to treat this affection. The drug was created at the National Center of Genetic and Biotechnology Engineering.

According the information collected, these suppositories are in the 7^th stage of the clinical trial and they are already included in the drug lists of the pharmacies in Cuba.

The drug is used to treat hemorrhoids- nature thrombosis or sprout characterized by bleeding, acute pain or swelling in the anal area. The suppositories have proved to be effective within a period of 48 hours. Specialists from the province assure that this kind of complication is frequent in the specialized consults and this treatment prevents surgery that is considered the last resource to treat or cure the affection.

The hemorrhoids are dilated veins in the anal area or at the end of the bowel, these vain swells up causing pain and bleeding. These are categorized in: intern and extern hemorrhoids. The treatment of this affection consist of the application of vasoconstricting, analgesic and anti-inflammatory unguents , as well as, the use of pain relief drugs, and surgery in the most critical cases.