Recently, many netizens posted that the price of the well-known hemorrhoids drug Taining Suppository has increased by more than 10 times. "The cheapest time online was 22.5 yuan/box, and now the same specification of Taining bolt has risen to 267 yuan/box. ”
On April 10, the reporter searched on a takeaway platform in Kunming and found that the price of the 3.4gx6 / version of the Taining bolt currently on sale is about 260 yuan, and the price of two boxes is 498 yuan. And there is no stock, express delivery is expected to arrive in 1-3 days.
Some Guangdong netizens said that at the beginning of February this year, they could still buy 12 versions of Taining bolts, and the price was only 39.9 yuan.
An email from Xi'an Janssen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in reply to consumers reveals the reason behind it: due to the shortage of raw material compound artelate, the company has stopped the production and market supply of Taining suppositories since November last year.
The Taining bolt that is out of stock and has risen in price
Why do you make netizens "sad"?
Searching for "Taining Bolt" on a popular social platform is all about discontinuing production-related content.
"Taining bolt, how can I live without you?" A netizen in Anhui "Qingqing" posted that he is an anal fissure patient, "I haven't committed (illness) for more than half a year, and I felt very painful after going to the toilet at the end of last month, so I immediately thought about buying a box of Taining bolts to use it back, but I didn't expect to look for a circle." Qingqing said that since he suffered from anal fissure, he has been using Taining suppositories under the recommendation of doctors, "The price was very cheap before, and it didn't hurt when I used it, and the effect was very good." Qingqing hopes that some pharmaceutical manufacturers can come up with a substitute as soon as possible.
Tying suppositories are also well received among pregnant women. Many people said that they were heartbroken when they heard the news of the suspension of production. Netizen "Keke" said after learning that the Taining suppository was discontinued, "It is difficult for pregnant women to have this, and the only hemorrhoid medicine that can be used is this." ”
Ma Yinglong: The company has no relevant production plan
Ma Yinglong is a time-honored enterprise of anorectal medicine. On March 4 this year, an investor asked Ma Yinglong on the interactive platform: "Xi'an Janssen's Taining compound carratinate suppositories and creams will be discontinued at the end of 2023, does Ma Yinglong have any plans to produce compound carratinate suppositories and creams to occupy the hemorrhoids drug market of Xi'an Janssen's original Taining compound caratoate suppositories and creams?"
On March 8, Ma Yinglong said: "The company has no relevant plans at present. ”
The incidence of hemorrhoids is on the rise in young people
It is said that "ten people have nine hemorrhoids". Hemorrhoids are a dull pain that most people struggle to talk about.
Zhou Jie, deputy chief physician of the 24th Ward of General Surgery (Gastrointestinal Hernia Surgery) of Changsha Third Hospital, introduced that hemorrhoids are protrusions of the anus, anal canal and lower rectum, which is a common disease that can occur at any age. However, it is mainly related to genetics, diet and lifestyle habits, constipation, alcohol consumption, sedentary, squatting, pregnancy, and some related diseases.
With the increasing popularity and frequency of mobile phone applications, many young people surf the Internet, read books, and play games with mobile phones, and the incidence of young people has been on the rise in recent years. Some young people often play with their mobile phones while going to the toilet, which often prolongs the squatting time, causing long-term pressure on the intestines and easy to form hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids can be divided into three types according to the different locations of occurrence: internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids, and mixed hemorrhoids.
How to prevent hemorrhoids? Zhou Jie put forward the following points: Strengthen physical exercise, enhance physical fitness, and maintain an optimistic mood; eat more vegetables and fruits to prevent constipation; develop the habit of regular bowel movements, do not squat for a long time or exert too much force, avoid sitting for a long time, standing for a long time, and walking for a long time; keep the anal area clean, treat the inflammation of the intestines and around the anus in a timely manner, avoid drinking a lot of alcohol and eating chili peppers, take a sitz bath with warm water frequently, and pay attention to changing underwear frequently.
Source: Shenzhen News Network, Meituan Takeaway, Xiaohongshu, etc