sublingual tablet


tablet

 [tab´let] a solid dosage form containing a medicinal substance with or without a suitable diluent. Called also pill.buccal tablet one which dissolves when it is held between the cheek and gum, permitting direct absorption of the active ingredient through the oral mucosa.enteric-coated tablet one coated with material that delays release of the medication until after it leaves the stomach.sublingual tablet one that dissolves when held beneath the tongue, permitting direct absorption of the active ingredient by the oral mucosa.

sub·lin·gual tab·'let

usually a small, flat tablet intended to be inserted beneath the tongue, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa; such a tablet (for example, nitroglyerine) dissolves very promptly.

sub·lin·gual tab·let

(sŭb-linggwăl tablĕt) Usually a small, flat fast-dissolving tablet intended to be inserted beneath the tongue, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa.

sub·lin·gual tab·let

(sŭb-linggwăl tablĕt) Usually a small, flat form of medicine intended to be inserted beneath tongue, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through oral mucosa; such a tablet (e.g., nitroglyerine) dissolves very promptly.