A RECTALLY ADMINISTERED SUPPOSITORY COMPRISING A DRUG AND AN ADJUVANT

摘要

A drug form for enhancing the rate of absorption of a rectally administered drug from the rectal compartment into the blood stream of a warm blooded animal. The drug form comprises a therapeutically effective dosage amount of a selected drug of the type which is capable of being absorbed into the blood stream from the rectal compartment and hydroxy aryl or hydroxy aralkyl acids or salts, amides or esters thereof, the hydroxy aryl or hydroxy aralkyl acids or salts, amides or esters thereof being present in the drug form in a sufficient amount to be effective in enhancing the drug absorption rate, when rectally administering the drug form to warm blooded animals.