Suppositories in Pharmacy: Bases, Preparation & Evaluation
This chapter provides a detailed overview of pharmaceutical suppositories, including their advantages, such as bypassing first-pass metabolism and use in unconscious patients, and disadvantage,s like patient discomfort and limited drug load. It explains the various types of suppositories based on the site of insertion: rectal, vaginal, and urethral. The chapter also covers different bases used in formulatio,n such as fatty bases (like cocoa butter), water-soluble and water-miscible bases (like PEG), and emulsifying bases. Preparation techniques like hand rolling, cold compression, and the fusion method are described in detail. It also includes calculating displacement value and methods for evaluating suppository quality.
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types of suppositories
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preparation of suppo
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introduction to suppositories
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advantages and disadvantages of suppositories
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suppositories bases and its ideal properties
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classification of suppository bases