Concept information
Preferred term
Suppositories
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Rectal Suppositories
- Suppositories, Rectal
- Suppositories, Vaginal
- Vaginal Suppositories
Note
- IM GEN only; coord NIM (no qualif) with specific drug IM
Scope note
- Medicated dosage forms that are designed to be inserted into the rectal, vaginal, or urethral orifice of the body for absorption. Generally, the active ingredients are packaged in dosage forms containing fatty bases such as cocoa butter, hydrogenated oil, or glycerogelatin that are solid at room temperature but melt or dissolve at body temperature.
In other languages
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Finnish
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peräpuikko
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suppositorio
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suppositoriot
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suppositorium
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Swedish
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Rektala stolpiller
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Suppositorier
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Vaginala stolpiller
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013488
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