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A member asked:

If i dissolve a multivitamin pill in water and then drink it, will it absorb better than just swallowing the pill?

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Dr. Gena Kluwe answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No. : Just take it. If you have a hard time swallowing it, get chewable. There are other forms, powders, but the bio-availability is the same.

Dr Kuhnley and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/25/2016

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