tablet form
Compressed medicine shape
Tablet form describes medication compressed into small, solid doses for oral consumption.
Pharmacies dispense many drugs in tablet form rather than as liquids or capsules.
The phrase also applies to other substances shaped into flat, compact pieces: The cleaner comes in tablet form—just drop one in water.
- antacidSubstance neutralizing stomach sourness
- hardFirm or demanding
- aspirinAcetylsalicylic acid tablet
- flatLacking vertical variation
- pillSolid medicine dose
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- drug formsoral, injectable, topical, transdermal, sublingual
pharmaceutical/medication delivery format
tablet formIV drip
Gravity-fed fluid administration
topical cream · transdermal patch · nasal spray · powder form · syrup