A method for treating the gastro-intestinal or a urogenital system of a subject with prebiotic nutrients and probiotic bacteria is provided. Multi-chamber products are described which include at least two chambers wherein probiotic bacteria or human microbiome transplants are contained in one or more inner chambers and wherein prebiotic nutrients are contained in an outer chamber, the outer chamber completely enclosing the inner chamber(s). One or both chambers may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable material that is solid outside the human body when in a dry environment, but that melts at internal body temperature. The products may be administered by oral, rectal, vaginal, or urethral routes.

Disclosed is a suppository comprising a suppository base. The suppository may have a length, relative to a horizontal axis, that is greater than its width, relative to a vertical axis. The suppository may have a proximal end and a distal end along the horizontal axis. The proximal end may be adapted for insertion into a body cavity. The distal end may have at least one indentation and adapted to be gripped, e.g., during manual insertion of the suppository into the body cavity.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2′-deoxycytidine analogs, oral and other dosage formulations containing the same, and methods of making the same. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to methods of treating hematological disorders and diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation using the same. In a still further aspect, the disclosure relates to kits comprising 2′-deoxycytidine analogs useful for treating hematological disorders and diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation. In still another aspect, the disclosure relates to methods for increasing fetal hemoglobin levels in a subject. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Methods for prophylaxis, treatment, and reduction of infection, re-infection, and transmission rates of Coronaviruses and more particularly Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulting from a SARS-CoV-2 viral infection with the use of a pharmaceutical preparation comprising one or more coated or uncoated digestive enzymes, such as pancreatic enzymes and porcine pancreatic enzymes are described herein.

A method for treating the gastrointestinal or a urogenital system of a subject with prebiotic nutrients and probiotic bacteria is provided. Multi-chamber products are described which include at least two chambers wherein probiotic bacteria or human microbiome transplants are contained in one or more inner chambers and wherein prebiotic nutrients are contained in an outer chamber, the outer chamber completely enclosing the inner chamber(s). One or both chambers may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable material that is solid outside the human body when in a dry environment, but that melts at internal body temperature. The products may be administered by oral, rectal, vaginal, or urethral routes.

Described herein are medical devices and medical implements with high lubricity to flesh (or biological fluid) and/or inhibited nucleation on its surface. The device has a surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between said solid features, the surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the surface.

A rocket-shaped rectal suppository configured to retain medication at the site of the hemorrhoids and resists traveling too far inside the rectum. The present rocket-shaped rectal suppository is configured with a small tip for easy insertion and a wider base to prevent it from falling out or getting lost in your rectum. The rocket-shape of the present rectal suppository also provides simultaneous treatment of both internal and external hemorrhoids.

A composite protective sheet material for covering a smooth surface of a transparent material, especially but not exclusively for covering the surface of a lens. It comprises a film substrate at least one main surface of which is covered by an adhesive coating. At least a part of the said at least one main surface of the substrate is free or substantially free of adhesive, or has less adhesive applied to it than does the rest of that surface, thereby to provide a finger lift region of the film at an edge of the surface covered thereby.

Described herein are medical devices and medical implements with high lubricity to flesh (or biological fluid) and/or inhibited nucleation on its surface. The device has a surface comprising an impregnating liquid and a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale solid features spaced sufficiently close to stably contain the impregnating liquid therebetween. The impregnating liquid fills spaces between said solid features, the surface stably contains the impregnating liquid between the solid features, and the impregnating liquid is substantially held in place between the plurality of solid features regardless of orientation of the surface.

Today's suppositories are typically packaged individually for digital administration into the anal canal of a patient. A suppository applicator described herein, which works with individually packaged suppositories, can alternatively be shipped in a prepackaged operational arrangement with a suppository to enable the patient to administer the suppository through use of the applicator in a single operation after opening a hygienic wrapper containing the applicator-suppository combination. A method for manufacturing a suppository includes manufacturing the suppository in the presence of and in contact with an element configured to be used to insert the suppository into a body cavity. The method may include using the element to define a shape of the suppository during the manufacturing. The resulting applicator-suppository combination is more hygienic and easier to handle than the separate applicator and suppository and provides more efficiency from time of opening the packaging to time of commencing administration of the suppository.