Medicine you put under the tongue. Reason?

Question

I recently purchased liquid B12 vitamin. The instructions were to place the liquid under the tongue. Why is that?

Once you put the liquid in under your tongue it is swallowed the same time. So I am just wondering if the short time it is under the tongue is it being absorbed?

Answer 1

I was once given a medicine that went under the tongue. I was told that many drugs are absorbed quickly under the tongue and if swallowed the digestive enzymes would make them ineffective.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

B12 Under Tongue

Answer 4

The major cause of B12 deficiency is lack of "intrinsic factor" that protects the vitamin from digestion. There is a rich network of blood vessels under the tongue that can absorb B12 without exposing it to the rest of the digestive system.

Answer 5

Some medicines aren't absorbed well by the GI tract, (or stomach). The gastric juices can destroy some medicine. Sublingual, or under the tongue is a more efficient way to absorb certain medicines.

Answer 6

I wasn't aware that B12 was taken sublingually. It could be because of the taste. There are different methods of delivery to get drugs into your system. Only a few drugs with small molecular size can be absorbed via the oral cavity alcohol being the most common. It could be to avoid GI tract breakdown, perhaps that's why they give it intermuscularlly too.

Answer 7

Well if you put it under your tongue it gets absorbed in to the blood faster. It also bypasses the stomach and liver which can deactivate the vitamin.

Answer 8

Simply because medicine dissolves faster and goes directly to the bloodstream. Only nessicary when medicine needs to be introduced to the body immidiately. People with Angina pectoris are given nitrogycerine tablets to use the same way. The are intructed to use when chest pain occurs.

Answer 9

I actually take that vitamin myself. I was told that is the fastest way to take affect. I mix mine in a beverage you cannot taste in plus it keeps me in habbit of remembering to take it daily.