ELI5: Why are pills those specific shapes and sizes? I've noticed ibuprofen is always smaller and tastes sweeter than paracetamol. Codeine is tiny and amoxiclav pills are huge. Is this to make it harder to confuse them, or is it because of the way the active ingredient is released in the stomach? Submitted by mwclarkson t3_z8rtxi on November 30, 2022 at 1:42 PM in explainlikeimfive 29 comments 21
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