pills

Pills are solid dosage forms of medication design for oral administration. They are one of the most common methods of delivering drugs to the body and come in various shapes, sizes, and colors. It can be formulate to treat a wide range of medical conditions and are often prescribe by healthcare professionals.

Key Features

1. Composition: They are compose of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and various excipients. The APIs provide the therapeutic effect, while excipients act as fillers, binders, disintegrants, and coatings to ensure the pill’s stability, effectiveness, and ease of ingestion.
2. Types of Pills: There are several types of pills, including tablets, capsules, caplets, and soft gels. Each type has unique characteristics and advantages, tailor to specific medications and patient needs.
   • Tablets: These are solid, flat, or slightly convex pills that can be swallow whole, chew, or dissolve in water. They may have coatings to mask taste or protect the stomach lining.
   • Capsules: These pills contain the medication within a hard or soft gelatin shell, which dissolves in the stomach or intestines, releasing the active ingredients.
   • Caplets: These are capsule-shape tablets, offering the compact size of tablets with the easy swallowing feature of capsules.
   • Soft Gels: These are made from a gelatin-base shell fill with liquid or semi-liquid medication, design for easy swallowing and rapid absorption.