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Why does a medical patch allow medicine to dissolve into the bloodstream faster than a pill that is swallowed?
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∙ 14y ago
Oral medications have to go through the liver for a first pass...before they hit the bloodstream. Patches' medications are absorbed directly through the skin so they bypass the liver.
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∙ 14y ago
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