horse pills
Oversized oral medication
Horse pills are large tablets or capsules, difficult to swallow due to their size.
The term originally referred to medication literally formulated for horses, but now typically describes any oversized pill: Those vitamins are horse pills—I can barely get them down.
Extra nutritional intake
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
tablet · pharmacy · dosage · over-the-counter · medication · pharmaceuticals · fish oil · calcium
Ingesting via throat muscles
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
water · gulping · tilting · splitting · crushing · coating · lubricant · technique
Exceeding typical dimensions
- jumboUnusually large specimen
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
bulky · hefty · large · gigantic · colossal · mammoth · whopping · chunky
Exceptionally resistant to stress
- potentHaving great effect
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- powerfulHaving great strength
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
supplements
Extra nutritional intake
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
capsule · tablet · pharmacy · dosage · over-the-counter · medication · pharmaceuticals · fish oil · calcium · magnesium
swallowing
Ingesting via throat muscles
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
discomfort · water · gulping · tilting · splitting · crushing · coating · lubricant · technique · throat
oversized
Exceeding typical dimensions
huge · bulky · hefty · large · gigantic · colossal · mammoth · whopping · chunky · unwieldy
high-strength
Exceptionally resistant to stress
- potentHaving great effect
- concentratedGathered or intensified
- powerfulHaving great strength
horse pillsmicrodose
Subperceptual drug quantity
baby aspirin · gelcaps · low-dose aspirin · sprinkles · chewable tablets
horse pillssoftgels
Soft-shelled oral capsules
gelcaps · chewables · gummies · nasal spray · transdermal patch
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