I thought if a medication's name has "hydrochloride (HCL)" denomination at the end of the medication name, then it is a oral version of the medication, as explained in this thread: https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/metoclopramide-chloride.21450/post-397930.
What exactly is the "hydrochloride (HCl)" denomination at the end of a drug/medication name? Something about solubility is what i have been reading.. i didn't really understand any of the explanations.. i google seached for explanations but all of them only say that HCL is mentioned in order to indicate that it's an oral form of a drug/medication.. But what's the underlying reason behind it though? Does HCl do something to the drug? Is HCl sticking to the drug/medication when it's in a tablet form? Or, as you mention it, it's in an injection form, which i assume, would be in liquid format? I'm just confused about this HCl thing, and would like someone to once and for all, put an end to this vagueness of the "HCL mystery".. What does HCl really mean?..
Okay I'll try to explain the HCL based on someone else's explanation. "HCL is the medical friendly, water and acid soluablle, salt version of an amine. Amines are converted to a salt form for their standardized and predictable rates of solubiliy and absorption. Think of HCL's as though you were making a glass of koolaid. You want the koolaid to dissolve easily and quickly as well as dispersrse evenly in the water. You don't want clumps or undissolved pieces etc.when you stir it up. HCL's accomplish this, thereby enabling them to be handled easily and administered evenly and efficently. "
So yes it can still be taken orally, my apologies for the confusion. A lot of these science terms often make things sound much more confusing than they really need to be....
I was just referring to a webm drug page that talked about the HCL version being taken via injection and saw the medication box for injection vials.
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This one says Metoclopramide hydrochloride and it says it's in tablet form though
Thank you posting the picture. Originally saw the liquid/vial injection versions of it and read the medical pages talking about only the injection and oral intake.
That will still work as intended. Apologies for the confusion with the first reply.
HCL (Hydrochloride) Its just identifying the chemical salt of the drug. Its not important so some don't use it in the name.
It really makes things a bit more complicated because it makes it seem like an entirely different drug.
This reminds me of that situation where someone made a petition for banning Dihydrogen monoxide. Which sounded dangerous until you realize it was just water.