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  2. Sublingual administration - Wikipedia

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    Sublingual tablets—tablets which easily melt in the mouth, dissolve rapidly and with little or no residue. Nitroglycerine tablets are an example, the anti-emetic ondansetron is another. Sublingual strips—similar to tablets in that they easily melt in the mouth and dissolve rapidly.

  3. Thin-film drug delivery - Wikipedia

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    Similar in size, shape and thickness to a postage stamp, thin-film strips are typically designed for oral administration, with the user placing the strip on or under the tongue (sublingual) or along the inside of the cheek (buccal). These drug delivery options allow the medication to bypass the first pass metabolism thereby making the ...

  4. Orally disintegrating tablet - Wikipedia

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    Clonazepam ODT blister pack and tablet Etizest-1 MD (Etizest-brand 1mg-doskk etizolam mouth-dissolving (MD) blister pack and opened tablet. An orally disintegrating tablet or orally dissolving tablet (ODT) is a drug dosage form available for a limited range of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription medications.

  5. Route of administration - Wikipedia

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    Sublingual administration is when medication is placed under the tongue to be absorbed by the body. The word "sublingual" means "under the tongue." Buccal administration involves placement of the drug between the gums and the cheek. These medications can come in the form of tablets, films, or sprays.

  6. Montel Williams Recalls 'Taking 12 to 13' Pills a Day: 'As ...

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    There was one point in time when I was taking about 12 to 13” pills a day, says Williams, who declined to name which specific drug he took, explaining, “some of this medication does have a ...

  7. Oral administration - Wikipedia

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    Sublingual administration (SL), dissolved under the tongue, but due to rapid absorption many consider SL a parenteral route; Oral (PO), swallowed tablet, capsule or liquid; Enteral medications come in various forms, including [3] oral solid dosage (OSD) forms: [4] Tablets to swallow, chew or dissolve in water or under the tongue

  8. Why are there cotton balls in pill bottles? - AOL

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    The cotton balls bring moisture into the bottle, which can damage the pills, so the National Library of Medicine actually recommends you take the cotton ball out. Related: Foods doctors won't eat ...

  9. Here's why that huge cotton ball comes in pill bottle - AOL

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    We've all been there: reaching for the medicine cabinet, opening the new pill bottle and digging through a giant cotton ball to get to the capsules.