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If the tablets are enteric coated, does it not destroy that coating to chew the tablets – e.g. in the case of a child?

April 26, 2017Case chew child Coated Coating destroy enteric tablets

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If the tablets are enteric coated, does it not destroy that coating to chew the tablets – e.g. in the case of a child?

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Well spotted, nobody else has asked this question. The answer is that some will be absorbed in the mouth, some will inactivated by the stomach, some will absorb in the throat, and some will get through into the small intestine. Enough will get through to do the job and especially in a child.