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Over the Counter Medications and How They Work

by Claire Solberg

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Over-the-Counter Medications and How They Work
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By Claire Solberg
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Table of Contents
How Medicines Are Processed In the Body..........................3
Eliminating Medicines From the Body.....................................4
Capsules vs. Tablets.........................................................................5
What is a Capsule?...........................................................................6
Capsules................................................................................................7
What is a Tablet?...............................................................................8
Tablets...................................................................................................9
The Experiment part 1 ...................................................................10
The Experiment part 2 ...................................................................11
The Experiment part 3....................................................................12
The Experiment part 4..........................................................................13
In Conclusion.......................................................................................14
How Medicines Are Processed in the Body
1.) Administration- We take in the medicine by the form and route as whichever medicine you are taking.
2.) Delivery- Once the medicines are inside the body, they move into the blood stream, then into organs, and tissues.
3.) Performance- Medicines will produce or induce effects.
4.) Elimination- The body will wash out medicines and waste products associated with them.
Extra Facts:
Once medications reach the stomach, some will start to dissolve.
Some medicines will be absorbed into the stomach lining, some may move on to the small intestine.
Some drugs have special coats that protect the medicine inside from being destroyed by stomach acid.
It is important not to open capsules or coated tablets and swallow the medicine inside.
After the small intestine, the medication will move on into the blood stream.
Eliminating Medicines From the Body
-There are two main organs associated with the elimination of medicines. Those are the liver and the kidney.
-The liver breaks down toxic substances by a series of complex metabolic reactions.
-The toxins/waste products are stored in the liver until it is ready to send it to the kidneys.
-In the kidneys, the prepared substances are further processed and then eliminated from the body through the urine.
Capsules vs. Tablets
There are many differences between taking a capsule pill or a tablet pill. Which one to use is based on what illness or pain you are trying to subside or get rid of.
What is a Capsule?
-usually made of gelatin and contain dry, powdered ingredients or small pellets(hard shelled)
-soft-shelled capsules
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