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Sublingual ftw


[edit] Salvinorin A

It says: "Due to the degradative qualities of the stomach and intestine, or the solubility of the GI tract, certain substances, such as salvinorin A may only be administered orally via the sublingual route." I think this needs to be reworded, because salvinorin A can also be absorbed by smoking. I understand what it's trying to say, but it might be misleading to people who know nothing about salvinorin A. --BennyD 06:37, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

I fixed it up a little bit. To me it's more clear now. Feel free to change it again if you don't like how I worded it. --BennyD 14:53, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
I consider salvinorin A to be a very poor example of sublingual drugs, and what "the solubility of the GI tract" means is beyond me. Unfree (talk) 18:56, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sublingual administration of drugs not intended for it

"Many people are forced by the high cost of pharmaceuticals to split their pills and take them sublingually." This seems to suggest that drugs designed to be administered per ora might also be effective when taken sublingually, which is often untrue. Unfree (talk) 18:56, 31 May 2008 (UTC)