Swallowing safety of oral liquid medications


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Liquid medications are designed to provide an ‘easy to swallow’ alternative to solid medication dosage forms and have added benefits of rapid absorption. However, for people with dysphagia, which affects around 8% of the population, liquid medications can be as problematic as solid dose medications for aspiration and choking risk. This article is based on

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