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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, "Should Alabama legalize medical marijuana? What do you think?," 16 Feb. 2020

And some of them are available in both an oral form and a rectal suppository. Korin Miller, SELF, "5 Things You Need To Know About Using Laxatives For Weight Loss," 2 Jan. 2019

By her fifth round of IVF, Chamberlin’s fertility cocktail included a combination of 14 injectables, pills, intravenous drips, and suppositories. Pamela Tsigdinos, Marie Claire, "The Wild World of IVF, Explained," 1 Oct. 2018

Probiotics are also available in the form of vaginal suppositories. Carolyn Todd, Allure, "This Is Why You Keep Getting UTIs After Sex," 13 Aug. 2018

Sher had a compound pharmacy create a vaginal Viagra suppository, to deliver the maximum dose directly to the uterus. Kate Morgan, The Cut, "Viagra’s Other Life as a Female Fertility Aid," 27 Mar. 2018

At Iroko Pharmaceuticals, the cost of an arthritis drug called Indocin nearly tripled in January, to $2,550 for 30 suppositories. Jared S. Hopkins And Andrew Martin, chicagotribune.com, "When Chicago's 'pharma bros' show up, drug prices can go through the roof," 6 Apr. 2018

Items containing CBDs, such as oils, suppositories and patches, don't need to carry the green triangle logo. Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, "Universal symbol — upside-down, green triangle — will grace medical marijuana products," 16 Feb. 2018

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