Piribo: Suppositories, new publication announcement

Suppositories are mainly used for the administration of drugs via the rectal route, and are particularly used in paediatrics, debilitated patients and 'non-oral' patients.

Application via other routes, such as the vagina, is less common but of distinct use in the treatment of locally occurring infections.
Depending on the excipients used in suppository formulation, it is possible to control the release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), thus offering some advantages in specific drug regimens over other dosage forms.

Many hospital pharmacies and generic pharmaceutical companies are involved in the development of suppositories, serving a specific but growing market. However, reliable information is not readily available and a lot of time is wasted in trial-and-error formulation experiments in the development laboratories.
The editor is internationally renowned in pharmaceutical compounding and agrees this textbook would be a valuable and successful addition to the literature.

Sales points:
- First review of the area in 30 years.
- Comprehensive A to Z coverage of the science of this solid dosage form.
- Over 2,000 original research papers reviewed, assessed and included.
- Editor is renowned internationally. Household name in the US.
- Will be of interest to purchasers of The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Excipients, Pharmaceutical Capsules and Pharmaceutical Isolators.

Contents
1. Introduction to Suppositories
2. History and Development of the Suppository
3. Clinical Applications of Suppositories
4. Types of Suppositories and their Composition
5. Suppository Bases and Their Characteristics
6. Modified Release Suppositories
7. Manufacturing Suppositories
8. Compounding Suppositories
9. Quality Control of Suppositories
10. Packaging of Suppositories
11. Labelling of Suppositories
12. Stability and Storage of Suppositories
13. Specialty Suppositories

“Suppositories” is available from Piribo. For more information go to: http://www.piribo.com/publications/treatments/suppositories.html

Piribo Product ID: PHP059

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