Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?

Jan 18, 2009 02:35 PM

by His_girl

I looked both of these up online and in a drug book and they both say that they can be used sublingual and as a patch, but there has to be a difference! Is there a difference? Oh there has got be!

I must be overlooking it.

Virgo_RN · Jan 19, 2009, 04:29 AM

Re: Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?

The drug nitroglycerin can be given in various forms, such as a patch, a paste (on the skin), sublingual, as a spray, intravenously, and as extended release tablets/capsules.

NitroDur is the patch and NitroBid is the paste.

**Roy Fokker** · Jan 21, 2009, 07:20 AM

Re: Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?

Originally Posted by His_girl

I looked both of these up online and in a drug book and they both say that they can be used sublingual and as a patch, but there has to be a difference! Is there a difference? Oh there has got be! I must be overlooking it.

The Sub-lingual pill form is usually sold under the brand name NitroQuik (or NitroQuick).

cheers,

Virgo_RN · Jan 21, 2009, 09:25 AM

Re: Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?

Or NitroStat.

New in NY · Apr 14, 2009, 07:51 PM

Re: Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?

SL is faster acting than topical

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