Will the tablet work faster if it is chewed?
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Answer 1
January, 2021No. In some cases, it may not work at all. This applies to gelatin capsules that are intended to dissolve in the intestines.
As mentioned above, you can crunch tablets without shells. But they taste awful.
You shouldn't chew on tablets that are intended to be absorbed (for example, strepsils and other throat medications). Since their mechanism of action is slow dissolution and wetting of the back of the throat with saliva. That is, if you chew and swallow it, there will be no effect.
Answer 2
January, 2021Yes, but not always. To accelerate the effect, you can crush a shellless tablet (eg aspirin, paracetamol, citramon). In the gastrointestinal tract or under the tongue, the tablet will still be dissolved and absorbed. By chewing, you save time for its splitting.
If you chew on a coated tablet, you will generally reduce its effectiveness or reduce it to zero. After all, this shell serves to protect some medicinal substances from the aggressive acidic environment of the stomach and dissolves in the alkaline environment of the intestine.
In your picture, you can only crunch white round tablets