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sublingually (under tongue) A Doctor will prescribe a sub-lingual or Buccal administered drug when there is a need for the medication to be absorbed rapidly. The cheek and under the tongue areas have a lot of capillaries which means that the medication will go directly into the bloodstream.
Oral medications are administered "P.O."
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Place under the tonge, it will dissolve in a few seconds.
No, Deramaxx tablets or capsules should not be crushed - they should be administered whole.
They can be split, but both halves still must be administered.
The physican orders betaxolol (betoptic) 1 drop of a 0.5% solution to both eyes daily. Available is 0.25% solution. How many drops do you give the patient
As with all medications, refer to the instructions that are supplied with all of them or take the advice of of the doctor treating you.
when compare to conventional dosage form i.e,oral administered tablets chewable tablets vil have some advantages they are absorption of drug is more in angina tretment cases, local action is effectve,
Antigas agents are sold as capsules, liquids, and tablets (regular and chewable) and can be bought without a physician's prescription.
Depends on the pill form, the way it's administered, and the medicine. At the low end, nitroglycerine tablets, administered sublingually (under the tongue) hit the bloodstream in under 1 minute. Most uncoated tablets will start entering the bloodstream in 30 minutes to an hour after oral injestion, with coated tablets taking a little longer. However, you may not reach Cmax -- the point of maximum (and desired) concentration in the plasma for weeks in some medications.
It's not a good idea, especially if they're antibiotics. The cat could have a relapse if it doesn't take all of the medicine.