"Suppositories" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
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D013488
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D26.255.785
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suppositories" by people in Profiles.
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Neurogenic bowel treatments and continence outcomes in children and adults with myelomeningocele. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2020; 13(4):685-693.
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A multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-comparator trial to determine the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of intravenous ibuprofen for treatment of fever in hospitalized pediatric patients. BMC Pediatr. 2017 02 01; 17(1):42.
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Custom-made capsules and suppositories of methadone for patients on high-dose opioids for cancer pain. Pain. 1995 Aug; 62(2):141-146.
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Recruitment with high physiological doses of estradiol preceding chemotherapy: flow cytometric and therapeutic results in women with locally advanced breast cancers--a Southwest Oncology Group study. Cancer Res. 1994 Oct 15; 54(20):5357-62.
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Three-day treatment with butoconazole vaginal suppositories for vulvovaginal candidiasis. J Reprod Med. 1986 Feb; 31(2):131-2.