Frequently Asked Questions

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What is an Oral Thin Film strip?

Call it what you want; dissolvable strips, film strips, oral strips, medical strips, but the technical term is Oral Thin Film strips (OTF). OTF strips have been around for 15 years, however, it wasn't until recently that they advanced, and are now able to hold the high amount of nutraceutical and medicinal ingredients needed to be useful. OTF's are small, thin strips containing nutraceutical and/or medicinal ingredients. An OTF can be placed on the tongue or inside the cheek, where it dissolves within seconds. Once dissolved, it is absorbed into the oral mucosa of the cheek, which contains rich layers of cells and blood vessels. This area can pull the molecules of active ingredients into the bloodstream to be transported throughout your body.

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What's special about OTF?

What makes an OTF strip so incredible is the way the active ingredients are absorbed into the body. It is absorbed primarily through the cheek, specifically the Buccal Mucosa which is the rich layer of cells and blood vessels. This area along with the sublingual area, which contains the major salivary glands, can pull the molecules of the active ingredient into the bloodstream incredibly fast. This results in very quick absorption of the active ingredients, ultimately creating faster impact and results. What this means for patients taking an OTF strip is the potential of relieving symptoms faster than a pill or liquid and in most cases without upsetting the stomach or Gastrointestinal tract (GI-tract).

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Why is an OTF strip more ideal than a pill or liquid?

The answer is simple – it dissolves quickly, it tastes better, and it’s far easier to take than choking down a pill. 

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What are Solves Strips®?

Solves Strips® are the evolution of personal wellness within the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry. Solves Strips® are dissolvable strips, taste great, and are easy to take. Therefore eliminating the need for pills or liquid medications. Contact our Solves Service Team to request samples, or learn more about Solves Strips®.

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Why take Solves Strips® over other strips on the market?

Solves Strips® utilizes industry-leading OTF dissolving strip technology, benefiting individuals, their families, and medical practitioners alike. Solves Strips® has surpassed the competition with their ability to hold nutraceutical and medicinal active ingredients of various sizes and still have plenty of “room” left to include fun, delicious flavors. In other words, Solves Strips® are designed for maximum effectiveness and taste better than pills or other strips while being compact, and quick dissolving. This makes Solves Strips® great for children, the elderly, and anyone that is tired of taking pills when managing their health.

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Where can I get Solves Strips®?

You're already closer than you think – you can buy them right off this website. Just click on the Shop tab in the navigation link to discover products that are coming soon, and find a location near you.

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Where can you take Solves Strips®?

Be it home, the office, school, the gym, you can use strips anywhere, anytime. Solves Strips® was created to make taking medicine and supplements easy, especially for those who hate swallowing pills and liquid medicines.

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How do you take Solves Strips®?

Just place it on your tongue, or on the inside of your cheek, and let the strip dissolve -It's just that easy. Don't worry it tastes great!

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Do Solves Strips® taste like medicine?

Bleh. No, that is the beauty of Solves Strips®. While most nutraceuticals and medicines have a bitter taste, with Solves Strips® you only get delicious, great tasting flavor. We wouldn't want to take them either if they tasted like medicine. 

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Who can take Solves Strips®?

Solves Strips® is specifically designed to allow anyone from age 4 and up, the ability to take their doctor advised supplements and medications, comfortably. This includes children, the elderly, adults, athletes, healthcare practitioners, individuals who struggle with swallowing or choking disorders and anyone else!

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Are Solves Strips® ideal for Dysphagia patients?

There is a large population of individuals who have life-altering difficulty swallowing, and for those, the idea of a pill potentially getting stuck in their throat is daunting. This condition known as Dysphagia affects up to 20% of the global population and is even more prevalent in the ageing population. Truth be told, the number of people that just don’t like swallowing pills is unmeasurable so pharmaceutical companies have various ways to get medicine into the body. Pills, liquids, injections, IV fluid, topical creams, slow-release patches, are all among options. However, nothing has really been as convenient as a pill or liquid until now with the use of Solves Strips® 

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What are Nutraceuticals?

Nutraceutical products are food or fortified food product that not only supplement or add to one's diet but also assist in treating or preventing disease (apart from anemia), providing medical benefits.

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What are Dietary Supplements?

A dietary supplement is a product (other than tobacco) that is intended to enhance the diet, which contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients—a vitamin, a mineral, a herb or other botanical, an amino acid, a concentrate, a metabolite, a constituent, an extract, or a combination of these ingredients. They can be ingested in a dissolvable strip, pill, capsule, tablet, or in liquid form.

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