"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suppositories" by people in Profiles.
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Machicado JD, Mounzer R, Paragomi P, Pothoulakis I, Hart PA, Conwell DL, de-Madaria E, Greer P, Yadav D, Whitcomb DC, Lee PJ, Hinton A, Papachristou GI. Rectal Indomethacin Does Not Mitigate the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Acute Pancreatitis: A Randomized Trial. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2021 10 27; 12(11):e00415.
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Katsoff B, Check JH. Successful pregnancy in a 45-year-old woman with elevated day 3 serum follicle stimulating hormone and a short follicular phase. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2005; 32(2):97-8.
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Tepper SJ, Cochran A, Hobbs S, Woessner M. Sumatriptan suppositories for the acute treatment of migraine. S2B351 Study Group. Int J Clin Pract. 1998 Jan-Feb; 52(1):31-5.
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Bolognese RJ, Corson SL. Interruption of pregnancy by prostaglandin 15-methyl F2alpha. Fertil Steril. 1975 Jul; 26(7):695-9.
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Bolognese RJ, Corson SL. Prostaglandin E2 vaginal suppository as a midtrimester abortifacient. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1974 Sep 15; 120(2):281-4.
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Corson SL, Bolognese RJ. Comparison of two prostaglandin routes of administration to induce midtrimester abortion. J Reprod Med. 1974 Apr; 12(4):169-71.
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Bolognese RJ, Corson SL. Prostaglandin E2 vaginal suppository as an early second trimester abortifacient. Obstet Gynecol. 1974 Jan; 43(1):104-8.