Two bioengineers explain how we could deliver drugs that better withstand stomach acid
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One of the challenges oral pills face is getting digested by the stomach before they can deliver their payloads and carry out their intended effects.
For patients and physicians, taking medications orally is often the most desirable way to administer drugs. Among other advantages, swallowing a pill is safer, more convenient and less invasive compared to injections or other ways to take a drug.