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Felt a pill go down the wrong pipe (the sensation was on the right side of my throat while trying to swallow, however), worried it might be lodged in?
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Will dissolve: Even if a pill was lodged in the pharynx, it would soon dissolve and not cause any problems. I doubt it went down "the wrong pipe" meaning the airway, you would have had considerable coughing.
Answered 7/3/2018
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