What is a suppository mold?
The Rectal Suppository Mold is a device to produce suppositories that are specially designed to heal hemorrhoids and anal fissures more efficiently than regular suppositories. The ergonomic shape accommodates for patient comfort while strategically administering the medication directly to the affected areas.
What is suppository form?
Suppositories are solid dosage forms designed for introduction into the rectum or vagina. Typically, they are made of substances that melt or dissolve at body temperature, thereby releasing the drug from its dosage form.
What are suppositories and its types?
There are three types of suppositories, each to insert into a different sections: rectal suppositories into the rectum, vaginal suppositories into the vagina, and urethral suppositories into the urethra of a male.
How do you use suppositories?
Lie on your left side with the right knee slightly bent. Using your finger, gently insert the suppository well up into the rectum, pointed end first. After insertion, stay in position for 15 to 20 minutes if possible until you feel a strong urge to have a bowel movement.
Why is it called a suppository?
Suppositories are a dosage form designed to deliver drugs through rectal and vaginal routes of administration. They evolved as a more convenient alternative form of drug delivery from liquid enema formulations. In fact, the term suppositorium comes from the Latin word supponere, meaning ‘substitute’ [1].
What are the three types of suppository bases?
Suppository Bases
- Fatty suppository bases.
- Hydrophilic suppository base. Water-soluble/ water miscible bases. Emulsifying base.
How do you prepare a suppository?
Suppositories are generally prepared by using the cold compression method. Heating is not required with this method, which makes it applicable to both thermolabile and insoluble drugs. Suppositories are made by mixing ingredients with a base.
What are the advantages of a suppository?
The primary advantages of suppositories over other dosage forms include reduced first pass metabolism, both topical and systemic effect, accommodates patients who have difficulty swallowing pills, and increased bioavailability of drugs.
How do you insert suppository?
Lift upper buttock to expose the rectal area. Insert the suppository, pointed end first, with your finger until it passes the muscular sphincter of the rectum, about 1/2 to 1 inch in infants and 1 inch in adults. (If not inserted past this sphincter, the suppository may pop out.)
What are suppositories used to treat?
Rectal suppositories are forms of medication that are inserted into the rectum. They come in different shapes and sizes but are usually narrowed at one end. Rectal suppositories can deliver many types of medication. For instance, they may contain glycerin to treat constipation or acetaminophen to treat a fever.
Which type of containers are used for suppositories?
Suppositories are alternatively prepared and stored in disposable plastic shell containers that are often connected in strip form for individual dispensing by a patient. These plastic shells are commonly made of a relatively soft plastic such as polystyrene.
How suppositories are manufactured?
The generally accepted method of suppository production i s through the process of melt molding. It should be mentioned that glycerinated gelatin suppositories must be melt molded.
What 3 methods are used to prepare suppositories?
Methods of preparation
- Hand rolling method or hand Mold method. This is the easiest and oldest method of preparing a suppository.
- Compression Mold method (cold compression method)
- Fusion or melt Mold method.
- Automatic Mold method.
- Macro melting range.
- Micro melting range.
What is the purpose of suppositories?
A suppository is another way to deliver a drug. It’s a small, round or cone-shaped object that you put in your body, often into your bottom. Once it’s inside, it melts or dissolves and releases its medication. Suppositories may not be the most pleasant product you’ll ever use.
Why would you use a suppository?
Suppositories are another way to deliver drugs to the body when other routes, such as oral, cannot be used. A suppository is small and may be round, oval, or cone-shaped. A substance, such as cocoa butter or gelatin, surrounds the medication. The suppository dissolves to release the drug once inside the body.
What are the benefits of suppositories?
What is a suppository used for?
Medical Definition of suppository : a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum, vagina, or urethra)
How many suppositories are in each mold?
Each makes six suppositories, in either a 1g or 2g size, in a shape that’s comfortable to insert. Fill each mold from the bottom, and then seal it up. When the suppositories are solid, extract them easily by removing the top of the mold. Our products are 100% pure and completely natural.
How do you make your own suppositories?
Create your own natural suppositories with these easy DIY plastic molds! Each makes six suppositories, in either a 1g or 2g size, in a shape that’s comfortable to insert. Fill each mold from the bottom, and then seal it up. When the suppositories are solid, extract them easily by removing the top of the mold.
What are the different types of suppositories?
Theobroma oil, glycerinated gelatin, and high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycols are common vehicles for drugs in suppositories that are cone- or spindle-shaped for insertion into the rectum, globular or egg-shaped for use in the vagina, and pencil-shaped for insertion into the urethra.