'under The Tongue' Sprays...

[jackthehat]

Apart from nitro-glycerin type sprays for people with Angina, what other 'under the tongue sprays' are prescribed to people, and for what ailments/conditions?

Thankyou.

[237SJ]

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/meds/a613041.html

[Sqad]

Fentanyl spray.......for the relief of pain.

Vitamin sprays particularly B12.

They come to mind.

[jackthehat]

Thanks 237SJ, I can't link that to the circumstances (I'm rather pleased to say).

Thanks, sqad.......it looks like it could be the Vitamin B12 spray.

:o)

[Sqad]

Of course the obvious one is ergotamine used as a sublingual spray for migraine......not sure if it's available in the UK.

[jackthehat]

No, I rather think that the Vitamin B12 spray is the likely candidate.

[Sqad]

O.K.

[237SJ]

and Fenanyl sublingual is not available in the UK anyway.

[black_cat51]

fentanyl lollipops are though (ok not technically a spray, but same method of absoption)

[PringlesQueen]

The only one available in the UK is GTN spray. There are plenty of spray 'into the mouth' products, but GTN is the only sublingual one

[Sqad]

PringlesQueen........exactly.....although we don't know if the person IS in the UK, but i presume that she is.

I can see very few therapeutic indications for giving B12 in other than injection.

[jackthehat]

Update : Apparently, it is a spray version of Stemetil.....

[Sqad]

Ah! thanks for getting back to us.

I have heard of Stemetil NASAL spray, but not ORAL spray.

[PringlesQueen]

Buccastem is similar to Stemetil, but it is a tablet that dissolves in the buccal cavity of the mouth.