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Tamguatlay Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Tablet, pill and capsule
What is the difference between 'tablet', 'pill' and 'capsule'?
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Pills and tablets are often used interchangeably. However, pills are normally a roundish ball of medicine, and tablets are oblong (little bricks with rounded edges). Both of these are solid all the way through.
- Pills and tablets are often used interchangeably.
- However, pills are normally a roundish ball of medicine, and tablets are oblong (little bricks with rounded edges).
- Both of these are solid all the way through.
- A capsule, on the other hand, has a shell which encloses the loose material of the medicine.
- Think of a banana or another fruit with a tough skin.
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Pills and tablets are often used interchangeably. However, pills are normally a roundish ball of medicine, and tablets are oblong (little bricks with rounded edges). Both of these are solid all the way through. A capsule, on the other hand, has a shell which encloses the loose material of the medicine. Think of a banana or another fruit with a tough skin.
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There’s more to the picture, but you might get confused, so I’ll keep it simple.
Nowadays “pill” has become a term for any solid medication that you swallow. People now incorrectly call both tablets and capsules (perhaps less often) – pills. So it is a kind of a generic term for tablets (and sometimes capsules).
When Joe Bloggs wants “pills”, he often cannot tell the difference, and
Nowadays “pill” has become a term for any solid medication that you swallow. People now incorrectly call both tablets and capsules (perhaps less often) – pills. So it is a kind of a generic term for tablets (and sometimes capsules).
When Joe Bloggs wants “pills”, he often cannot tell the difference, and
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