@article {56, editor = {,}, title = {Suppositories for non-specific proctocolitis: correction}, volume = {7}, number = {14}, pages = {56--56}, year = {1969}, doi = {10.1136/dtb.7.14.56}, publisher = {British Medical Journal Publishing Group}, abstract = {In the issue of May 23rd, the second paragraph on p. 42 contained a dosage error. It should read as follows: In non-specific proctocolitis both retention enemas and suppositories containing prednisolone 21-phosphate (Predsol - Glaxo) effectively reduce inflammation. In a double-blind controlled trial, 2 suppositories each containing 5 mg of this drug used nightly for three weeks improved 14 of 16 patients, compared with only 9 of 23 in the control group given inert suppositories.1 Whether suppositories containing less steroid are effective is doubtful. Suppositories of sulphasalazine (Salazopyrin - Pharmacia) are also effective in non-specific proctocolitis.2}, issn = {0012-6543}, URL = {https://dtb.bmj.com/content/7/14/56}, eprint = {https://dtb.bmj.com/content/7/14/56.full.pdf}, journal = {Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin} }