Why do some medication have to be taken in solid form? Why can’t they all just be liquid for those who have trouble swallowing?
In: Biology
Can be for various reasons.
A solid tablet allows for accurate dosage control of the active agent over time by structuring its layers and components in a way that they dissolve in a predictable manner.
*Taking* medication is also only the final step. Before that come multiple different iterations of transactions, storage and manufacturing. The specific form a medication takes is a compromise between the requirements of all those different steps.
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