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Suppository

Suppositories are solid medicated forms designed for insertion into body cavities, providing local or systemic effects by melting or dissolving. They are advantageous for patients who cannot swallow medications and for drugs that are ineffective when taken orally, but they have limitations such as potential embarrassment and storage requirements. Various types of suppositories exist, including rectal, urethral, vaginal, nasal, and ear cones, each with specific characteristics and bases used for their formulation.

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Suppository

Suppositories are solid medicated forms designed for insertion into body cavities, providing local or systemic effects by melting or dissolving. They are advantageous for patients who cannot swallow medications and for drugs that are ineffective when taken orally, but they have limitations such as potential embarrassment and storage requirements. Various types of suppositories exist, including rectal, urethral, vaginal, nasal, and ear cones, each with specific characteristics and bases used for their formulation.

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Suppositories are ovoid or conical medicated solids intended for insertion into one of the several body orifices excluding the mouth, It's solid dosage form meant to be inserted into body cavity like rectum, urethra, vagina, rectum, ear, nose, where they melt, soften or dissolve to release the drugs and produce their local or systemic effect. ‘The word suppository is derived from Latin word ‘suppositus’ meaning ‘to place under’. E.g:: Indomethacin suppositories, Bisacodyl suppositories, paracetamol suppositories 1, Suppositories can be administered to children, old persons and to unconscious patients who cannot swallow the drug easily These are inserted into body cavities to produce local effect of the medicament incorporated in the base, to exert a direct and rapid action 3. To promote the evacuation of bowel by inserting into rectum, Aris unit dosage form of drug. 5. Convenient mode of administration of drugs, which irritate the gastrointestinal trac, cause vomiting and

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