Externally – for the care of dry skin. Locally (per rectum) – treatment of constipation of various
origins (including habitual, age-related, due to limited mobility). Inside – for a short-term reduction in the volume of the vitreous body and reduction of intraocular pressure before and after ophthalmic operations, for the treatment of acute glaucoma (
as an adjunct therapy), it is also possible to use it to reduce brain edema in stroke, hepatic coma, Rey syndrome (as an auxiliary
drug, since glycerin is not part of the usual therapy of these diseases).
