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| CATEGORIES ABOUT SUPPOSITORY | |
| drug delivery devices | |
| laxatives | |
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suppositories ( Laxative )]] suppository, for the treatment of some respiratory ailments]] A suppository is a drug delivery system that is inserted either into the Rectum (rectal suppository), Vagina (vaginal suppository) or Urethra (urethral suppository) where it dissolves. They are used to deliver both systemically-acting and locally-acting medications. The alternative term for delivery of Medicine via such routes, is known as a Pharmaceutical Pessary . The general principle is that the suppository is inserted as a solid, and will dissolve inside the body to deliver the medicine. (The phrase ''liquid suppository'' is also sometimes applied to small syringes injecting a liquid, typically a Laxative , into the rectum.) Vaginal suppositories are commonly used to treat Gynaecological ailments, including vaginal infections such as Candidiasis . Rectal suppositories are commmonly used for:
Non-laxative rectal suppositories are to be used ''after'' Defecation , so as not to be expelled before they are fully dissolved and the substance is absorbed. |
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