Bite capsule

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A bite capsule is a pharmaceutical dosage form . It usually consists of a soft gelatine capsule that contains a liquid drug- excipient mixture and is bitten into in the mouth. The drug is made available for absorption ( absorption ) via the oral mucous membranes. Bite capsules are often used to stop angina pectoris attacks using nitroglycerine .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ S. Ebel and HJ Roth (editors): Lexikon der Pharmazie , Georg Thieme Verlag, 1987, p. 700, ISBN 3-13-672201-9 .