Question:

Nitrostat® is an example of:

Updated On: Jul 14, 2026
  • CR tablet
  • Bolus tablet
  • Sublingual tablet
  • Effervescent tablet
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The Correct Option is C

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The correct option is (C): Sublingual tablet.
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The question asks what type of tablet the branded nitroglycerin product Nitrostat represents. Let's check each dosage form against what an acute angina remedy actually needs.

  1. CR tablet: A controlled release tablet is built to slow drug release over many hours, which is the opposite of what an anti-anginal drug needs when a patient requires fast relief of chest pain.
  2. Bolus tablet: A bolus refers to a large single dose, a term more associated with veterinary or intravenous dosing, not a standard oral tablet form used for angina relief.
  3. Sublingual tablet: Nitrostat is a nitroglycerin tablet placed under the tongue, where it dissolves and is absorbed directly into the bloodstream through the highly vascular sublingual mucosa, bypassing first-pass liver metabolism and giving the fast onset of action needed to relieve an acute angina attack.
  4. Effervescent tablet: Effervescent tablets are dissolved in water before drinking and are used mainly for convenient oral dosing of products like vitamins or antacids, a route far too slow for the rapid relief nitroglycerin needs to provide.

Only rapid absorption through the mucosa under the tongue can deliver the minutes-fast onset that treating an angina attack requires.

The correct answer is Sublingual tablet.

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