soft gel

Squishy medicine container

A soft gel is a pliable capsule with a gelatin shell encasing liquid medication, supplements, or other substances.

The format allows oils and fat-soluble compounds to be swallowed easily: fish oil soft gels, vitamin E soft gels.

Unlike hard capsules, soft gels are seamless and typically contain liquid rather than powder.

Also spelled softgel.

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squishy · translucent · swallow · omega · glossy · coating · dissolve · fish oil · pharmacy · health food store · over the counter · smooth · rubbery · chewy · medication · encapsulated · gummy · slippery

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dosage form physical properties

soft geltablet

Flat portable computing device

caplet · chewable tablet · lozenge · pill · powder

medication delivery method

soft gelinjection

Syringe-delivered dose

suppository · transdermal patch · topical cream · inhaler · nasal spray

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G