Rectal administration
![Glycerin (laxative) suppositories for insertion into the rectum.](/Images/godic/202502/06/Glycerin_suppositories3300.jpg")
![A rectal](/Images/godic/202502/06/Rectal_bulb_syringe3300.jpg")
Rectal administration uses the rectum as a route of administration for medication and other fluids, which are absorbed by the rectum's blood vessels, and flow into the body's circulatory system, which distributes the drug to the body's organs and bodily systems.