Pills are swallowed medications designed to meet specific requirements and objectives ranging from quick absorption, ease of swallowing, drug stability in the stomach, etc.
Medication is digested and absorbed through the digestive tract before being introduced into the bloodstream, either prescribed by a physician or purchased over-the-counter.
They are ingested
Pills can often become stuck in your throat and difficultly swallowing can cause you to choke. Your cricopharyngeus muscle helps with swallowing; any difficulty could result in choking or pneumonia if this muscle fails. Some individuals also struggle with this due to fear or aversion towards pills; others might experience physical problems that make swallowing hard for them.
If you are having difficulty swallowing pills, try chewing or dissolving them into soft foods such as applesauce, pudding or yogurt. Crush them and sprinkle on your food – but remember if your long-acting or slow-release prescription pill cannot be crushed as this could void its effectiveness.
Use a pill-identifier to quickly identify your medication. Every pill has a different code; check both sides of its label to locate this code. Liquid or mouth dissolving (orodispersible) pills may work for some individuals but not everyone can tolerate these options; in such instances consult your physician immediately.
They are absorbed
Human bodies were designed to take pills, yet some people find swallowing pills difficult. Fear of choking may make swallowing difficult for some individuals; while conditions affecting nerves and muscles such as Parkinson’s disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease or dry mouth caused by medications or autoimmune diseases like Sjogren’s syndrome could make taking them even harder. There are various tricks to make pill taking easier: one method involves hiding pills in applesauce, yogurt or pudding before sipping water slowly from a bottle while tilting head down toward chest before sipping slowly from another bottle until both pills and liquid are both swallowed whole by their respective devices – two options to take into consideration when taking pills: one is hiding pills in applesauce while tilting head down towards chest before sipping water slowly until both.
Absorption depends on several factors, including type of drug, size and whether or not it’s acidic or basic in composition. Furthermore, food you eat can play an influential role in how quickly your stomach absorbs it.
They are stored
Medication can help treat and prevent illnesses, but improper storage could reduce its efficacy or be dangerous. The ideal place for pill storage would be in a cool, dry area like a drawer in a bedroom or the cabinet of a kitchen. Proper medication storage also reduces missed doses as well as side effects from inconsistent usage.
Pills are an increasingly popular medication delivery method for both prescription drugs and over-the-counter (OTC) remedies, providing gradual or systemic absorption. Pills come in small solid form that are typically round. When taken orally they may be administered sublingually (under the tongue), orally or buccally into cheek. Some tablets dissolve slowly within the mouth to achieve slow absorption while others can be placed rectally or vaginally for systemic exposure.
OTC and prescription medications often feature a unique combination of size, color, and imprint code that makes it easy for consumers to identify them. This code is submitted to the FDA database for identification purposes; some pills even bear their drugmaker’s name or logo for additional differentiation from competing brands.
They are regulated
Pills are one of the most frequently utilized dosage forms, being compact and spherical in shape. Their variety in shapes, sizes and formulations makes them suitable for various treatments – some even have features to bypass the digestive tract and enter directly into bloodstream!
Each pill features its own imprint code – a unique sequence of numbers, letters and/or marks printed directly on its front and back surfaces that helps identify it. When combined with physical characteristics like size, shape, color or other physical features it allows users to easily recognize a pill from among many similar ones. You can enter this imprint code into an identification tool to gain its name and strength information.
Most oral medications are digested by the stomach and intestines, where they break down to release their active pharmaceutical ingredients into the digestive tract. Others feature special coatings designed to release medication slowly over an extended period of time, thus decreasing dosing frequency while maintaining consistent drug levels in the body.
