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sublingual
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Sublingual administration
Sublingual
(
abbreviated
SL
), from the
Latin
for "under the
tongue
", refers to the
pharmacological
route of administration
by which
drug
s diffuse into the
blood
through
tissues
under the tongue. Many drugs are designed for sublingual administration, including
cardiovascular
drugs,
steroids
,
barbiturates
,
opioid
analgesics
with poor gastrointestinal bioavailability,
enzymes
and, increasingly,
vitamins
and
mineral
s.
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