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by colordrops 1289 days ago
It's sold in pill form so I assume so?
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amelius 1289 days ago
Lookup drug delivery systems. Getting something reliably in the blood stream is not trivial.
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ruined 1289 days ago
the pills are designed to be taken sublingually, not swallowed. first pass metabolism destroys most of it.
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lilyball 1289 days ago
They're actually not, they're prescribed orally, a lot of people take them sublingually anyway because it's more effective.
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teg4n_ 1289 days ago
Sure some gets through when ingested, however you typically have the pill dissolve under your tongue for significantly better absorption.
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