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Jan 18, 2009 02:35 PM

Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?


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.


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from Virgo_RN
Old Jan 19, 2009, 04:29 AM

Default 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.
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from Roy Fokker
Old Jan 21, 2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by His_girl View Post
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,
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from Virgo_RN
Old Jan 21, 2009, 09:25 AM

Default Re: Nitro Dur/Nitro Bid?
Or NitroStat.
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No. 4
from New in NY
Old Apr 14, 2009, 07:51 PM

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SL is faster acting than topical
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