NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Many drug companies desperately do not want revealed to the public that over-the-counter hemorrhoid treatments may worsen problems and cause skin damage. “Steroid creams in particular may cause permanent damage or ulceration of perianal skin,” states Laurie Barclay, MD, and Charles Vega, MD in their medical study published in the February 16, 2008 issue of BMJ.
