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A suppository, a solid drug delivery system inserted into the rectum, where it dissolves or melts to exert local or systemic effects. A micro-enema , a small amount (usually less than 10 millilitres) of a liquid -drug solution injected into the rectum.
A suppository is a dosage form used to deliver medications by insertion into a body orifice (any opening in the body), where it dissolves or melts to exert local or systemic effects. There are three types of suppositories, each to insert into a different sections: rectal suppositories into the rectum , vaginal suppositories into the vagina ...
Formulation methods include vaginal tablets, vaginal cream, vaginal gel, [4] vaginal suppository and vaginal ring. Medicines primarily delivered by intravaginal administration include vaginally administered estrogens and progestogens (a group of hormones including progesterone ), and antibacterials and antifungals to treat bacterial vaginosis ...
Stick to creams and suppositories doctors trust, like Preparation H, “which can really offer a good amount of relief,” says Adegboyega, and temporarily shrink hemorrhoidal tissue.
A rudimentary form of "dry" enema is the use of a non-medicated glycerin suppository. [1] However, due to the relative hardness of the suppository – necessary for its insertion into the human body – before glycerin can act, it must be melted by the heat of the body, and hence it does not take effect for up to an hour.
By their definitions, suppositories are inserted, and enemas are injected into the rectum. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] Medications might be given via the rectum to relieve constipation, to treat conditions near the rectum, such as fissures or haemorrhoids, or to give medications that are systemically active when taking them by mouth is not possible. [ 16 ]
Rectal bulb syringe to administer smaller enemas. An enema, also known as a clyster, is an injection of fluid into the lower bowel by way of the rectum. [1] The word enema can also refer to the liquid injected, [2] [3] as well as to a device for administering such an injection.
A man with a nasogastric tube allowing food and medicine to be delivered through the nose and straight to the stomach. Enteral administration may be divided into three different categories, depending on the entrance point into the GI tract: oral (by mouth), gastric (through the stomach), and rectal (from the rectum).