Taking drugs is buccal - is it like?

If taking pills or other drugs prescribedbuccal is how to use a lollipop or other “long-playing sweetness”. That is, the medicine must be placed between the upper lip and the gum or simply dissolve, leaving it behind the cheek.

Methods of taking drugs

If we consider enteral (throughdigestive tract) the route of administration of drugs into the body, there are 4 ways. First, it is oral (normal ingestion). Thus, tablets and powders, capsules and mixtures are used. That is, drugs in a liquid, solid or bulk state. Tablets or lozenges can be prescribed transbukkalno (this, as a rule, applies to preparations of instant action, but there are exceptions). The method consists in the resorption of the tablet or lozenges in the oral cavity, that is, cheek.

The third method is sublingual (placing undertongue). It is used in cases of undesirable contact of the drug with tooth enamel, or when there is a risk that the patient, having lost consciousness, may choke on the pill.

The fourth option is rectal (through analhole). Thus, candles are mainly used in the treatment of small children or in local therapy. Or in case of problems with the digestive organs that interfere with the normal absorption of the drug. Which option to apply in a particular case, the specialist determines.

What does transbukkalno mean

Literally, the term is translated from Latin means"cheek" Many people who are far from medicine, not understanding the specifics of terminology and having forgotten to ask the attending physician for the meaning of this word, begin to invent their own variants.

Поэтому специалистам рекомендуют при общении с patients to minimize the use of such complex terms. The patient has no idea what it means to take pills buccal, but he will perfectly understand that it needs to be absorbed by placing him on the cheek. And already in his documents and the patient's medical record it is quite possible to write an appointment using the appropriate terminology.

What drugs are prescribed transbukkalno

Of the most common means is glycine.(improves brain metabolism). It is used to elevate mood and general well-being in depressions, in stressful situations, in various diseases of the nervous system, strokes, as ancillary therapy in the treatment of drug addiction and in some other cases. Recommended to use sublingually or transbukkalno. This method was chosen to accelerate the entry into the blood of the active substance.

Some are also consumed by absorption.antiviral, hormonal and topical drugs. For example, if a patient has acute toothache, he is prescribed oral or transbukkalno analgesics. In the latter case, the effect is achieved much faster. There is a mass of lozenges for dental or otolaryngological use.

When it is better to choose a sublingual method

If the patient is in a state close tounconscious, swallowing difficult and there is a high risk that the drug can get into the respiratory tract, it is recommended to put a pill under the tongue. The process of resorption in this case is slightly slowed down (due to insufficient copious salivation), however, the risk of inhalation of the pill or its accidental ingestion is minimized.

Сублингвально, как правило, назначают валидол и other sedatives. Thus, they use products, the impact of which may adversely affect the tooth enamel. To minimize contact of the active substance, the tablet is placed under the tongue.

The disadvantages of the method

Несмотря на то что трансбуккальный прием лекарств It is considered one of the most effective, simple and quick in terms of its effects; it also has its negative sides. First, it is the sensation of the taste of the drug. It is well known that most medicines have an unpleasant bitterness. If orally, the patient will accept them without any problems, then during resorption, he may experience quite bright unpleasant sensations up to the gag reflex. For this reason, not everything and not everyone can be assigned transbukkalno (it is, as a rule, quite individual, someone may suffer a little for the sake of benefit, but others cannot).

This method is also not allowed to receivedrugs that can adversely affect the mucous membrane. For example, if the medicine is so aggressive that it can cause inflammation or even mouth ulcers, it is better to swallow it whole.

In general, the decision on the method of taking the drugshould take a specialist. As a rule, in the annotation all the options are registered (in case the doctor forgets to mention them). True, not everyone understands, transbukkalno - this is how, or that means sublingually, but in the instructions for drugs a simple colloquial form is unlikely to be appropriate.