a solid cone or bullet-shaped object made up of a chemically inactive substance and a drug that is inserted into the rectum or vagina; used to administer a drug
A suppository is a way of giving drugs so they can be absorbed by the lining of the back passage (rectum). The drugs are inside a soft, waxy substance that is often torpedo shaped. You slip the suppository into the back passage, from where the drug is absorbed. This is a fast way of getting drugs into your system and is particularly helpful if eating or drinking are a problem. Anti sickness medicines sometimes come in suppository form. Glycerine suppositories do not contain a drug - they provide lubrication to help pass a bowel motion if you are constipated or to clear the rectum before an operation.
A smooth-shaped solid medication inserted into the rectum.
A cone-shaped solid mass of medication designed to be placed in the rectum or vagina.
(suh-POZ-ih-tor-ee): Solid medicine formed in the shape of a small cone or cylinder to be placed in a body cavity like the vagina or rectum.
a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
a tablet that is pushed up into the vagina each evening just before you go to bed
A small plug of medication that melts at body temperature and can be inserted into a body cavity (commonly the rectum).
bullet-shaped capsule inserted into the anus or vagina. Used to deliver various medicines rectally, to stimulate bowel movement, to treat haemorrhoids, and in women to deliver various medications to the vagina and cervix.
A medicine prepared for insertion into the anus or vagina, where it is generally absorbed into the bloodstream.
a tablet or troche that is inserted into the rectum or vagina.
a bullet-shaped plug containing a drug for insertion into the rectum. For use where medication is required only in the last 8-15cm of the colon and the rectum.
A type of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth.
A formulation designed to be inserted into the rectum, where it dissolves, releasing the active drug.
medicine, usually with a softener or a stimulant laxative, inserted into the rectum
Medicine contained in a capsule which is inserted into the rectum so that the medicine can be absorbed into the blood stream. [Click Here To Return To List
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 as a pharmaceutical pessary.
