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Why does medicine often have hydrochloric acid in it?

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Salt: It is not hydrochloric acid per se but a salt of the medication, adding hcl makes the medication soluble in water which it may not be otherwise.

Dr Khanna and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/4/2019

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