if active ingredients make up a tiny portion of each pill, why are some pills so large?

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Just swallowed 2 Nyquil and they were unpleasantly large to swallow. Got me wondering.

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Some pills are mostly active ingredient. Motrin, Tylenol, etc. are all active ingredient plus a little coating.

Other pills have a small amount of active ingredient, and a buffer to help the chemical not get broken down in the stomach.

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