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I accidentally swallow my gum, 3 hrs later i took my pill.im on my placebo week. any chance the pill got stuck or something?
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Not a chance: Stomach acids are strong enough, and three hours apart, placebo week , all that not a chance of what you think.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Drug absorption : After absorption from the GI tract, most drugs will enter the liver by the hepatic portal circulation where they are metabolized by the liver before entering the general circulation. This process is called first-pass metabolism and can not be altered by chewing gum.
Answered 6/10/2014
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