Taking medications orally, sublingually AND

Certain drugs are administered buccal or sublingual translingual to avoid turning or damage to the stomach or small intestine. These drugs administered by these routes , act quickly because the oral mucosa is richly vascularized and allows the passage of drugs directly into the systemic circulation .
Orally administered drugs include nitroglycerin and isosorbide dinitrate is administered metiltestosteronul.Sublingual , nitroglycerin , ergotamine . Translingual ( the language ) is given based sprays nitrate drug for patients with chronic angina .
Materials needed:

• prescribed medication
• container for drugs

administration:
 prescribed medication is checked and compared with the high of the pharmacy
 wash hands
 patient explain the mode of administration
 confirming patient identity
 check the expiry date of medicines

• Drug administration and sublingual orally :

 when administered orally , the drug is placed between the cheek and gum
 for sublingual administration , the drug is placed under the patient's tongue
 to instruct the patient to put into place until the tablet is dissolved completely in order to be fully absorbed
 not be touched with the tip of your tongue or chew the tablet to avoid being swallowed
 patient should not smoke until it has completely dissolved drug as nicotine has vasoconstrictive effects that slow absorption
Administration translinguală :
 patient should be taught to keep the sprayer vertically outlet as close to the mouth
 will be instructed to spray the medicine only on the tongue, with a firm push button bottle
 should remind patients that they should not inhale spray but spray it on your tongue and wait 10 seconds before swallowing Admin
Special considerations :
 liquid will not give the patient after administering medication by mouth , as some require almost an hour to be absorbed completely. Also , you do not to rinse your mouth until complete absorption of the drug
 some patients frequently take sublingual nitroglycerin may feel tingling at Admin . You can alternate the site of administration not to cause irritation .