The Different Types Of Suppository
Suppositories are solid medications used to deliver medications by insertion into a body orifice where it dissolves or melts to exert local or systemic effects. They provide another way to deliver drugs to the body when other routes cannot be used. The suppository is small and may be round, oval, or cone-shaped. The medication is surrounded by one or several ingredients such cocoa butter or a similar substitute, polyethylene glycol, hydrogels, and glycerinated gelatin. The type of material used depends on the type of suppository, the type of drug, and the conditions in which the suppository will be stored. Read Also : Difference Between Suppository And Pessary Suppositories may treat the local area, or the medicine may travel to other parts of the body through the bloodstream. Suppository and their base Types Of Suppository There are three main types of suppositories, each to insert into a different orifice: Rectal, vaginal and urethral. Recently development include ear (cone) and...
