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gelcap

British  
/ ˈdʒɛlˌkæp /

noun

  1. a dose of medicine enclosed in a soluble case of gelatine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gelcap

C20: from gel ( atine ) + cap ( sule )

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Peter Strella, a spokesman for Rite Aid, also argued that the study was “not making the right comparison” because rapid-release gelcaps are faster to release than a standard gelcap, not a tablet.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2018

David Light, chief executive of Valisure, said the primary reason for the gelcap to take longer to dissolve than the tablet is that the gelcap surrounds a tablet.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2018

“What the study told me is that both the gelcap formulations and the tablet formulations are immediate release formulations, that they both break down quickly.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2018

There are other reasons consumers might prefer a gelcap to a tablet — they may be easier to swallow or mask the bitter taste of the active ingredient.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2018

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