I would update positively on your belief that gargling improved absorption. Route of administration is an extremely undervalued consideration by clinicians and patients when prescribing medication. Oral medication via pills need to pass through many more layers (GI tract, first pass metabolism in the liver) before it reaches your circulation by then effects can be greatly diluted. This has implications for pill design because manufactures need to coat it with excipients and coatings to ‘deliver the package’ so to speak. The understanding is that patients generally prefer tablets, but if you are targeting efficacy I would say other routes are almost always preferred (e.g. IV iron infusion over iron tablets, NSAID suppository for back pain over oral tablets). This information is for general education only and is not medical advice. Please consult your doctor for personalized guidance.
I would update positively on your belief that gargling improved absorption. Route of administration is an extremely undervalued consideration by clinicians and patients when prescribing medication. Oral medication via pills need to pass through many more layers (GI tract, first pass metabolism in the liver) before it reaches your circulation by then effects can be greatly diluted. This has implications for pill design because manufactures need to coat it with excipients and coatings to ‘deliver the package’ so to speak. The understanding is that patients generally prefer tablets, but if you are targeting efficacy I would say other routes are almost always preferred (e.g. IV iron infusion over iron tablets, NSAID suppository for back pain over oral tablets). This information is for general education only and is not medical advice. Please consult your doctor for personalized guidance.