PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - ,
TI  - Suppositories for systemic medication: an underused approach
AID  - 10.1136/dtb.21.14.53
DP  - 1983 Jul 15
TA  - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
PG  - 53--56
VI  - 21
IP  - 14
4099  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/21/14/53.short
4100  - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/21/14/53.full
SO  - Drug Ther Bull1983 Jul 15; 21
AB  - Drugs absorbed from the upper gastrointestinal tract are also absorbed in the rectum. The use of suppositories to administer systemic medication is common practice in Latin countries, but not in Britain.1 This route is convenient for adults and children who cannot use or tolerate oral or parenteral medication.