Be Ready to Answer Questions About Chewable Tabs

September 2017

Questions often come up about chewable tablets.

Can chewable tablets be swallowed whole? In most cases, yes.

Chewable tabs are designed to be broken up in the mouth...but if they're swallowed whole, stomach acid will usually dissolve them.

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