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Suppositories

Medical Definition:	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.
Guide Notes:	IM GEN only; coord NIM (no qualif) with specific drug IM
Also Called:	Rectal Suppositories,Vaginal Suppositories

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