Advantages Of Amatem Softgel To Amatem Tablet

There are so many types of oral drugs. They have different advantages and disadvantages. But one very one that is made popular by online advertisement is the oral softgel.

Advantages Of Amatem Softgel

Oral amatem softgel

There are so many oral softgel products out there. They are mostly supplements. However, recent technology is bringing them to prescription drugs like antimalarial. An example is any amatem softgel.

The amatem soft gel is promoted even when the company has an amatem tablet. The jingles have always been;

1. Better absorption

2. Reduce stomach discomfort

3. Quick dissolution and digestion

4. Increase bioavailability

5. Mask bitter taste and odour

6. Protect against light and oxygen

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Are these actually advantages of softgel over tablets? And are there other benefits? The answer is yes to both questions.

Oral amatem softgel

Softgel is better than ordinary tablets. That is because the content is liquid. And the gel can be designed to dissolve at a particular pH in the stomach or intestine.

It dissolves very fast in minutes when compared to tablets that can take up to an hour. In terms of stomach friendliness, the softgel is gastroprotective. It does not irritate the stomach. And the bioavailability is higher than that of a tablet.

When other antimalarials are bitter and have odour, the softgel masks these as it does not have odour and the softgel is tasteless. And since the softgel is hermetically sealed, oxygen cannot pass through.

Most antimalarial tablets come with protective sachets. This is to prevent degradation by light and heat since most are sensitive to both. However, softgel doesn't need all that as the gel protects the content from light and heat. It means that they can be stored at a wide range of temperatures.

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Other advantages are flexible shapes like eba or akpu making it easy to swallow. Their appearance is also appealing to many people when compared to tablets. Oil and fat soluble drugs can easily be made into softgel. Then there is flexibility of production.

Does this mean that softgel doesn't have disadvantages?  Not at all. One major disadvantage is the cost of production. However, the advantages are more than the disadvantages. Most of the advantages are in the production process and not to the end user.