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How to Make Suppositories at Home: What the Molds and Shells Are, Honestly

You can buy a silicone suppository mold kit for about $20 or a box of empty capsule shells for under $10, and both are sold as general merchandise, the same category as candle molds. What you cannot buy is a Drug Facts label for whatever you put in them. This page explains what the molds and shells are, how the kits are used as their listings describe, why a homemade suppository is not a substitute for a labeled medicine, and the questions a pharmacist will ask before a compounding pharmacy makes one properly. It contains no recipes and no dosing.

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