How to Use suppository in a Sentence

suppository

noun
  • And some of them are available in both an oral form and a rectal suppository.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 2 Jan. 2019
  • If the pH is off, boric acid suppositories from the natural food store can be helpful.
    Monique Judge, The Root, 15 Feb. 2018
  • But there’s a reason these vaginal suppositories are no longer viewed as a go-to remedy.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 24 July 2023
  • Local estrogen creams, suppositories or rings are safer since the hormone stays in the vaginal area.
    Tara Bahrampour, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Spermicide Spermicide2 is an over-the-counter birth control method that comes in different forms like foams, film, creams, suppositories, and jellies.
    Dawn Stacey, Phd, Lmhc, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2023
  • For optimal vaginal health, use our boric acid suppository, The Killer.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to smoking, cannabis can be ingested through baked goods, eye drops, skin lotions and even suppositories, Scott said.
    Jack Kaskey, Bloomberg.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • These medications are usually applied as a cream or suppository over the course of several days to a week or two.
    Claire McCarthy, M.d., Parents, 13 Nov. 2023
  • More advanced cases may need to be treated with an enema or suppository, but this process is usually above the paygrade of the owner.
    Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • So her doctor prescribed a vaginal suppository in place of the injections.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Other shops offer under-the-tongue-drops and suppositories.
    Kyle Arnold, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • This choice is a suppository, which means it is inserted into your child's rectum via a small applicator provided in the kit.
    Jenny Friedman, Ms, Parents, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Items containing CBDs, such as oils, suppositories and patches, don't need to carry the green triangle logo.
    Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2018
  • In addition to pills, opioids can come in powders, skin patches, chunks, syrups, suppositories or lollipops.
    Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 29 Sep. 2017
  • For some women, vaginal boric acid suppositories can help.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The products will be oral tablet, capsule, tincture, gelatinous cube, gel, oil, cream, patch, suppository, nebulizer, and liquid or oil for an inhaler.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022
  • For those with yeast infections, boric acid has been shown to employ an antifungal effect when used in vaginal suppositories.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 9 Apr. 2023
  • For example, laxatives can be chewable, mixed in drinks, or given as a suppository.
    Jenny Friedman, Ms, Parents, 3 Aug. 2023
  • An approved suppository can make some people wince, let alone one that includes an unapproved peptide from China.
    Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 27 May 2021
  • Hemorrhoids can be pretty responsive to over-the-counter creams, an ice pack, soaking in a sitz bath, or using a suppository with corticosteroid creams to alleviate pain and swelling.
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF, 10 Mar. 2022
  • There’s plenty of debate, even among doctors, about whether boric acid suppositories can cure certain vaginal infections.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 24 July 2023
  • Probiotics are also available in the form of vaginal suppositories.
    Carolyn Todd, Allure, 13 Aug. 2018
  • I'm also instructed to start progesterone gel suppositories twice a day.
    Anna Beard, Fox News, 10 July 2017
  • If that doesn't help, ask your prenatal health care provider about over-the-counter treatments such as fiber supplements, stool softeners, non-stimulant laxatives, or glycerin suppositories.
    Rebecca Stewart, Parents, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Tramadol is a Class IV opioid pain reliever that’s available by prescription only in pill, liquid, suppository and other forms.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Instead, the bill would allow oral tablets, gelatinous cubes or lozenges, topical creams/oils, suppositories, patches, nebulizers and inhalers.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Cannabis can be consumed in the form of capsules, sublingual applications, lotions, sensual oils and even suppositories.
    Theorem Cannabis, The Seattle Times, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Laxatives can be taken as a tablet, capsule, powder, chewable tablet, liquid, or suppository.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Licensed dispensaries will sell the products, which can include pills, capsules, tinctures, gel cubes, creams, patches, suppositories, nebulizers, and liquids or oils for an inhaler.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 22 June 2023
  • Other forms of prescription estrogen, such as a topical estrogen cream, or a ring or suppository.
    Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 1 May 2022

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