Plant medicines in tablet form can be more concentrated and are often extracted using other methods (such as other solvents or CO2 extraction) and can contain other ingredients such as stabilizers, vitamins and other active plants. Take as instructed.
A small, solid dosage form of medication. Most tablets are intended to be swallowed whole, but some may be chewed, dissolved in liquid before being swallowed, or dissolved in the mouth before being swallowed. Some tablets have special coatings to prevent the release into the stomach of drugs that may be irritating; other tablets are designed to release their contents into the small intestine slowly and steadily so that a drug need not be taken as often.
A small flat round object containing medicine that is taken by swallowing.
Any tablet, pill or capsule taken by swallowing.
A small disk containing one or more drugs, made by compressing a powdered form of the drug(s). It is taken by mouth.
A solid, disc-like preparation made by compression of a powder and containing a drug or drugs mixed usually with sugar and other material.
A small table] A small, disklike mass of medicinal powder.
A diminutive and compact entity that houses a dosage of medicine intended for oral ingestion. These entities can be tailored for ingestion through the act of swallowing them whole, chewing them, or dissolving them in advance of the actual ingestion.
A form of medication shaped into a compressed disc, a tablet not only contains the active drug but also additional substances like disintegrants for easier dissolution, binders, and lubricants. Some tablets may also have a coating made of sugar or a specialized membrane.