caplet
Coated oral dose
A caplet is a smooth, oblong pill designed to be easier to swallow than a traditional tablet.
The word blends capsule and tablet—caplets have the coated, slippery surface of a capsule but the solid form of a tablet: I prefer caplets to regular aspirin.
Elongated in one direction
- ovalElongated rounded shape
- coatedHaving a surface layer
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- scoredEarned points in competition
swallowable · shaped · elongated · rounded · biconvex · embossed · colored · glossy
Flat portable computing device
- pillSolid medicine dose
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- ibuprofenAnti-inflammatory pain reliever
acetaminophen · antihistamine · analgesic · antibiotic · antacid · decongestant · supplement · vitamin
Medicine dispensing professional
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- drugstoreRetail pharmacy outlet
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
generic · brand-name · refill · formulary · apothecary · medication · contraindications · side-effects
Thousandths of grams
- strengthPower to exert force
- potencyDegree of strength
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
measurement · quantity · amount · concentration · regimen · frequency · interval · therapeutic
oblong
Elongated in one direction
scored · swallowable · shaped · elongated · rounded · biconvex · embossed · colored · glossy · slippery
tablet
Flat portable computing device
- pillSolid medicine dose
- medicineCurative substance or practice
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
ibuprofen · acetaminophen · antihistamine · analgesic · antibiotic · antacid · decongestant · supplement · vitamin · aspirin
pharmacist
Medicine dispensing professional
- dispensaryMedicine distribution facility
- drugstoreRetail pharmacy outlet
- over-the-counterBuyable without medical authorization
prescription · generic · brand-name · refill · formulary · apothecary · medication · contraindications · side-effects · label
milligrams
Thousandths of grams
prescription · measurement · quantity · amount · concentration · regimen · frequency · interval · therapeutic · administration
swallowing
Ingesting via throat muscles
throat · chewing · splitting · crushing · absorption · digestion · dissolving · stomach · intestine · bioavailability
- oral medicationstablet, tablets, pill, pills, syrups
- pill typespill, aspirin, ibuprofen, paracetamol, vitamin
- dosingdose, dosage, daily dose, maximum dose, minimum dose
- swapsswap, credit default swaps, CMS
capletinjection
Syringe-delivered dose
IV drip · suppository · topical cream · transdermal patch · inhaler