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Adult supervision is required. Do not consume any of the medicines you test.
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Abstract
When you take medicine, it needs to dissolve in order to be passed into your bloodstream to have an effect. On the other hand, the drug needs to be packed into a small, dense pill to make it easier to swallow. How does the delivery method of a drug change how quickly it enters the bloodstream? Compare different brands of a drug to find out which brands dissolve the quickest. Does the pH of the stomach (which is usually between 1 and 2) matter? Compare coated to uncoated pills: does the coating make it more difficult to dissolve? Compare traditional pills to gel capsules: which ones work the best? (Ashleigh R., 2002; Nicole. S., 2002)Bibliography
- Ashleigh R. (2002). Which Pain Reliever Has a Faster Dissolution Time: Brand or Generic?. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- Nicole S. (2002). The Dissolution Time of Decongestants in Water and Stomach Acid. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
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Science Buddies Staff.
"Drug Solubility." Science Buddies,
13 Oct. 2022,
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/HumBio_p002/medical-biotechnology/drug-solubility.
Accessed 30 May 2023.
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Drug Solubility.
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Last edit date: 2022-10-13
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