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This chapter provides an overview of dosage forms relevant to rectal and vaginal drug delivery. Barriers to drug absorption are discussed and frequently used excipients are covered. The manufacturing and special formulation considerations for drug delivery using suppository formulations are also reviewed.
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Brunaugh, A.D., Smyth, H.D.C., Williams III, R.O. (2019). Rectal and Vaginal Drug Delivery. In: Essential Pharmaceutics. AAPS Introductions in the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31745-4_10
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