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Rectal Drug Delivery

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The rectal route of administration is particularly useful for infants and children who have difficulty in swallowing oral medicine. This route is also used in cases of nausea and vomiting, or where upper intestinal disorders present may affect the absorption of a drug. There is no need for taste masking of drugs delivered rectally.

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  1. Pharmacy, Pharmacology and Therapeutics Section, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    Hannah Batchelor

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutics Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    Daniel Bar-Shalom

  2. Pediatric Drug Development & More, klausrose Consulting, Riehen, Switzerland

    Klaus Rose

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Batchelor, H. (2014). Rectal Drug Delivery. In: Bar-Shalom, D., Rose, K. (eds) Pediatric Formulations. AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series, vol 11. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8011-3_20

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