Why are some vitamin tablets designed to be swallowed, and others to be dissolved in your mouth?

Question

I take some vitamin tablets and some of them are designed to be swallowed and some of them are designed to be kept in your mouth until they dissolve.

What’s going to happen if I dissolve the swallow pill in my mouth and what’s going to happen if I swallow the dissolve pill?

Will they not work properly and not absorb their nutrients and vitamins correctly?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I literally just explained this to my partner after I saw her swallow a B12 lozenge. She sad the previous B12 supplement she had was supposed to be swallowed. Just because B12 is poorly absorbed through the digestive tract doesn’t mean some company won’t make it and sell it.