Preferred Label : Suppository Base;
NCIt definition : A solid or semisolid, hydrophilic or hydrophobic vehicle used as a foundation for
suppository formulations.;
Alternative definition : PQCMC: Agent used as the carrier for other ingredients in suppository formulations.
Used in the manufacture of suppositories (for rectal administration) and pessaries
(for vaginal administration). They can be hydrophobic or hydrophilic, (Adapted from
Medicinescomplete);
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1642703;
Origin ID : C176663;
UMLS CUI : C0980441;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
