Three notes for taking capsule medicine

1. Standing position:

This is more conducive to the capsule swallowing, so that it quickly through the esophagus and stomach, to avoid the release of the capsule, the drug to the esophagus and stomach caused damage.Bedridden patients should also try to sit up, erect upper body, until the capsule is completely swallowed before lying down, so that the drug completely into the stomach;

2. Capsules cannot be peeled and eaten:

Some drugs are easily broken down by enzymes in the mouth and lose their effect when they are removed.Drugs that irritate the gastrointestinal tract more may cause stomach pain when removed.In addition, slow-release, controlled-release and enteric-coated capsules cannot be peeled off, which will affect the onset time.(For some children, please read the instructions carefully.)

3. Warm water delivery:

When the capsule is delivered in hot water, the outermost gelatin shell tends to soften and stick to the esophagus, thus causing damage.If the capsule that softens arrives gastric ministry, fast lysis releases the drug with bigger to gastric irritant, can aggravate gastric ministry unwell more.The capsule should be taken with warm water, and the water temperature should not exceed 40℃ in general, especially for some live bacteria preparations, too high water temperature will cause the live bacteria to be inactivated.Take medicine before, in, after, 3 big saliva cannot little.

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