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Although effervescent tablets and tablets have the same effect, effervescent drugs are still preferred. So do effervescent pills work faster than tablets? Please read the following information to get the most accurate answer.
1. What is an effervescent tablet?
Effervescent medicine is a drug that is prepared in the same form as a hard tablet, but when used, it must be dissolved in a certain amount of water and wait for the effervescent drug to dissolve in water into a new solution. Effervescent drugs are quite diverse and can be used to treat a number of common diseases such as:
Effervescent drugs containing paracetamol (or acetaminophen): Used to reduce fever, relieve pain in diseases such as flu, colds, respiratory infections. absorption,... The drug can be combined with codeine to increase the pain-relieving effect. Effervescent drugs containing vitamins and minerals are often bought by users to supplement calcium, vitamins, improve health...
2. So do effervescent pills work faster than tablets?
Although having the same effect as the tablet form, the effervescent drug is more popular among users. Because effervescent pills often have an attractive taste, are easier to drink and especially have a faster effect than compressed pills. Especially antipyretic drugs, pain relievers, or tonics, vitamins.
However, when using effervescent drugs, users also need to know basic information and have certain knowledge about drugs to avoid overdose or aggravation of chronic diseases...
3. Advantages of effervescent tablets
When using effervescent tablets, you will easily see the advantages of this form of medicine as follows:
3.1 Ease of use Effervescent tablets are used to dissolve in water to form a solution to supplement the necessary substances. necessary for the body, depending on the use of each effervescent drug. Effervescent drugs often have added coloring and flavoring agents (orange, lemon or mint flavors...) to create an attractive and pleasant drink. It also helps the body absorb faster.
The effervescent tablet form is especially suitable for people with difficulty swallowing such as the elderly and children.
3.2 Quick-acting Do effervescent pills work faster than tablets? The answer is yes. Effervescent tablets are dissolved in water when taken into the stomach, the absorption process takes place faster than tablets and capsules.
Therefore, using effervescent medicine for patients will quickly reduce symptoms (pain, hypothermia) and recover faster (headache, joint pain).
4. Disadvantages of effervescent tablets
Although there are many advantages, effervescent drugs also have some disadvantages such as:
4.1 Ease of abuse Effervescent drugs are dissolved in water and are easy to drink, so they are often abused. There are cases that have taken effervescent tablets to relieve pain and reduce fever, but take another form of paracetamol, causing an overdose of paracetamol.
Another form of effervescent tablet that is most often abused is vitamin C. The daily amount of vitamin C that needs to be supplemented is from 60-100mg, but if you take a high dose of vitamin C from 1,000mg, just 1 tablet is enough. However, many people supplement too much, which can easily lead to some diseases such as gastrointestinal ulcers, kidney stones ...
4.2 Difficulties in storage Effervescent drugs should be stored in a dry place and protected from moisture to prevent the drug from being moist and disintegrating, causing the quality of the drug to be changed. Therefore, storing effervescent drugs requires more care than drugs prepared in other forms.
5. Diseases that cannot be used effervescent drugs
Although effervescent medicine is fast acting and easy to use, not all diseases can use effervescent drugs. Here are some diseases that absolutely must not be used with effervescent drugs:
5.1 High blood pressure For people with hypertension who are taking medication regularly, they should not take effervescent tablets to reduce fever, relieve pain or supplement vitamin supplements.
Caused by effervescent form including some effervescent substances such as sodium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate and vitamin C. When effervescent tablets are placed in water, a chemical reaction occurs between acids and alkalis to form table salt and bubbles. CO2 in the drug solution. Thus, effervescent medicine added to the water will create a salt component that will increase blood pressure in people who already have this disease.
5.2 Kidney failure People with kidney failure often have to eat lighter than usual, when kidney failure is edematous, they have to eat completely bland. So do not use effervescent tablets because after the effervescence process will form a amount of table salt and this amount of salt will make the disease worse.
6. Note when using effervescent medicine
In order to use effervescent tablets safely and achieve good effects, users need to adhere to the following issues:
Only use effervescent tablets when the tablets are still intact, and if the effervescent tablets are in powder form, the tin shell must be left intact. If the peel is torn or the medicine is moldy, it must be thrown away. Only take after the drug has completely dissolved in water, do not put the medicine directly into the mouth to drink and do not break the effervescent tablet. The drug can cause a feeling of bloating due to gas, constipation or diarrhea, so the effervescent medicine should not be used after drinking carbonated drinks. Above is information on how to use effervescent medicine and notes when using it. Hopefully through this information everyone has known the pros and cons, as well as how to use effervescent tablets properly and effectively.
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