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Respected doctor, if same salt medicine is being sold in both tablet and capsule form, which one is preferred generally? can either be taken if prescribed or there are any pharmacokinetics differences between these two ??

Q: respected doctor, if same salt medicine is being sold in both tablet and capsule form, which one is preferred generally? can either be taken if prescribed or there are any pharmacokinetics differences between these two ??

: There is no difference in the effect, only different in the taste. You do not taste salty if you drink the capsule so the capsule is probably more expensive.

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Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

There is no difference in the effect, only different in the taste. You do not taste salty if you drink the capsule so the capsule is probably more expensive.

Answered 7/17/2021

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A member asked:

Respected doctor, if same salt medicine is being sold in both tablet and capsule form, which one is preferred generally? can either be taken if prescribed or there are any pharmacokinetics differences between these two ??

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