People who have trouble swallowing pills

American Family Physician,  Feb 15, 1999  by Monica A. Preboth,  Shyla Wright

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For people who have trouble swallowing pills, time-release capsules haven't been an option. Instead, these people relied on taking small, frequent doses or using chewable pills, sometimes as often as six times a day. However, researchers at Oregon State University may have come up with a solution.

The invention of a time-release chewable pill may revolutionize the prescription and over-the-counter market. The pill is made of alternate layers of polymers, creating a system that bonds with stomach acids to produce the time-release effect even after the pill has been chewed, reports Prevention.

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