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Swallowing a pill is the simplest way of administering drugs. However, some drugs cannot be effectively absorbed in the stomach. The acid in the stomach destroys the drug before it is absorbed. These drugs have be administered by other means such as inhalation or delivered by suppository (where it can
be absorbed through mucosal layers and the like).
I imagine a suppository would be uncomfortable and awkward to use. So I suggest a capsule suppository that is administered orally. Basically, this is a capsule that contains the drug and stays sealed until it reaches the colon where it then releases the drug.
The capsule could be a purely mechanical device that is opened by a spring when influenced by a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field would be supplied by a permanent magnet that the user wears on the skin adjacent the colon.
Alternatively, the capsule could be electronically activated. A reed switch (activated by an external magnetic field) would cause a motor to open the capsule and release the drugs.
Maybe in combination with
http://en.wikipedia...i/Capsule_endoscopy
[mouseposture, Aug 21 2010]
Enteric Coating
http://en.wikipedia...iki/Enteric_coating
Baked? [Grogster, Aug 21 2010]
Reusable (for [8th_of_7])
http://en.wikipedia.../wiki/Antimony_pill
[mouseposture, Aug 21 2010]
[link]
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[+] I think this would be even more useful for radiographic
contrast material. You could release just a little, at just the
spot you wanted to image, rather than the tedious,
uncomfortable, and time-consuming business of clearing the
gut and flooding it with contrast. More: if you didn't
get a good picture, you could give another squirt & try again. |
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Could be combined with <link> |
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[bigsleep] //self-propelled endoscopes could race// You
*must* post that so I can vote for it. |
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Isn't this already baked through enteric coating? [link] |
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and since the capsule halves won't dissolve it's reusable. |
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EEEeeeeeeeEEEEeeewwwwwww .... |
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[bigsleep] Frightening. If you had two of those in your gut,
racing, it looks like they might actually _fight_. |
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From link;
// a single pill would serve a whole family during their lives and might be transmitted as an heirloom to posterity.// |
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Yes, we know about "Antimony Pills" ... unfortunately. |
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Quite who made the commercial connection between a toxic metal and self-administered non-prescription medication is not clear, but they were probably a psychopath. |
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//I imagine a suppository would be uncomfortable and
awkward to use// That sounds like a thinly-disguised voice
of someone who has had an experience. |
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//That sounds like a thinly-disguised voice of someone who has had an experience// |
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nope, sorry to disappoint. Although I admit my intentions weren't as pure as driven snow; I was thinking about how illicit substances could be consumed. |
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//who made the commercial connection ... were probably a
psychopath// Not much head for business, though: if one
antimony pill was enough to last a whole family for
generations, how many could you sell? |
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