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Suppository
Device impregnanted with a medication that is inserted in the anus, so that the medication will be absorbed from the rectal mucosa. These can be for consitpation, for anxiety, or for pain, when the oral route is not available.
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How often can I use a suppository?
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How do you use a suppository? I am serious?
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When should I take a child's suppository out?
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Can glucerin suppositories cause rectal damage?
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What is the definition or description of: suppository?
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Can you tell me for how many days can I take suppositories?
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Is it possible for your body to eventually reject suppositories?
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A female asked:
My dr gave my suppositories and mirolaxs but after three days still nothing what should I do?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Are acitaminophen suppository doses different fm oral doses for kids? If so where can I find a chart showing suppository doses?
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A female asked:
Can I take 3 suppositories in one day? I took 2 earlier in afternoon. It didn't help. Can I take 1 more at night to relieve myself?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can I insert a suppository mysefl?
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A 38-year old asked:
Will suppositories help me lose weight?
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What are mesalamine suppositories used for?
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A 44-year old asked:
Do suppositories work for fevers of 103 temp?
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A 31-year old asked:
How often can I give my one year old a suppository?
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A 40-year old asked:
How soon will diclofenac suppositories take to work?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can you tell me is a child liquid suppository painful?
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How long does it take terconazole suppositories to work?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Are OTC hemmorhoidal suppositories regarded as being effective?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Can I use ponston suppositories after I gave my child age 3 panamor?
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A 35-year old asked:
Which position is the best for a child, to insert a suppository into the child?
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A male asked:
Is there a good OTC suppository i can give my 7 year old? He can't keep anything down.
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A 50-year old female asked:
Used a prep H suppository. Now feel jittery. How long does it take to get out of my system?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Been having formed BM soft but Difficulty in passing. Tonight burned when inserting canassa suppository?
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A 18-year old female asked:
How do you use preparation h suppositories? Do you take it out or leave it in? Does it hurt? Please help!
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A 61-year old male asked:
Used 30 year old ducolax suppository. Not seeing it work. Can I go buy fresh medicine and use now on top of other?
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A 35-year old female asked:
How long does it take for an Empaped suppository to be absorbed and after how long should you see the temp start to drop?
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A 35-year old asked:
My child has a suppository that I do not think is dissolving. He has not stooled yet after 1 2 hours. When should I remove it?
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A 50-year old male asked:
My pile bleeds every time i go to the toilet. I have tried suppositories as well as homeopathic tablets. Almost two years now. Thanks ?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My son is 2 and I gave him a full Stemetil Suppositories where I was only supposed to give him a half of the Suppositrie. Can this cause an overdose?
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