What is the route of administration of the drug Nitroglycerine?
What is the route of administration of the drug Nitroglycerine? Correct Answer <span style="">Sublingual</span>
Concept:-
- Angina pectoris: It is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when the heart muscle doesn’t get enough blood.
- Nitroglycerin tablet is used in angina pectoris.
Explanation:-
Nitroglycerin tablet:
- Nitroglycerine is given as sublingual tablets, a sublingual aerosol spray, or buccal tablets.
- These dosage forms may also be used before activity or stress which might provoke an attack.
- One sublingual tablet is placed under the tongue.
Advice to a patient with angina pectoris regarding nitroglycerin tablets:
- Do not chew, crush or swallow.
- To take tablets empty stomach.
- To take the tablet with a glass of water.
- To store the tablets in a colored bottle away from sunlight.
- May feel burning or tingling in the mouth as the tablet dissolves.
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