Enteric coatings are also used for medicines that can be negatively affected by taking a long time to reach the small intestine, where they are absorbed.
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Tablets with special coatings ( for example enteric coatings or controlled-release coatings ) should not be broken before use, as this will expose the tablet core to the digestive juices, circumventing the intended delayed-release effect.
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If the active ingredient of a tablet is sensitive to acid, or is irritant to the stomach lining, an enteric coating can be used, which is resistant to stomach acid, and dissolves in the less acidic area of the intestines.
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The patentee proposed and claimed coating trypsin with an enteric coating ( stomach-acid-resistant coating ), which permitted the trypsin to pass through the stomach to the small intestine without damage to be absorbed and then, it would act as an anti-inflammatory or analgesic.
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From a pharmacological point of view the term " enteric coating " is not entirely correct, as gastric resistance can be also obtained by adding enteric polymeric systems to the matrix of the dosage form . capsule shells ) are the most common enteric-coated dosage forms.
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The study by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine found that taking a daily aspirin roughly triples the risk of severe internal bleeding, and it doesn't matter whether the pill is plain, buffered with an agent such as chalk, or covered with a silicon-type substance known as enteric coating.
