Is it dangerous or more effective to use a pill such as tylenol by inserting it !
Question:
Is it dangerous or more effective to use a pill such as tylenol by inserting it in your anus?
Answers:
some good comments from other nurses. IV Tylenol in Australia (called perfalgan, oral preparations are called paracetamol or panadol) is much more expensive... as in 2cents for a tablet and $17 for the equivalent IV amount.
taking a tablet designed for oral administration rectally will be absorbed but not well - the suppository works better at this dud to design features as mentioned. furthermore panadol suppositories aren't as effective as oral panadol - so even using the suppository correctly it isn't as effective as the tablet taken correctly- as has been said - suppositories only in emergencies.