"Octo-patch"? "Cephalo-pill"?

I'm always a sucker for a cephalopod-linked story, so naturally I clicked on this one. Researchers have taken inspiration from the arms of the octopus to create a novel way to deliver drugs. The small suction cups are loaded with a drug and attached to the inside surface of the cheek; the drug is then absorbed through the buccal surface. It seems that even relatively short exposure provides similar or better bioavailability than oral dosages. Participants in a trial also much preferred the sucker cups to injectable dosages.