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What Does The Term Enteric Coated Mean?

Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2015

Question: What does the term enteric coated mean.

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (2 minutes later)

Hello
it mean the drug is coated in a material to avoid it's early degradation
regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (5 minutes later)

List a common medication that is enteric coated and explain why cant you crush it.

Answered by Dr. Dr. BR Hudda (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
If you crush them ; its effect will be reduced

Detailed Answer:
Hello ma'am
Thanks for your reply

drugs are the chemicals which can degrade very easily and rapidly once taken orally
there are enzymes in liver and acid in the stomach which can metabolise the drugs and reduces its effect
so such medicines are coated in a substance so that it can bypass the metabolic pathway of liver and stomach

there are number of drugs which is available in market as enteric coated and extended release like
enteric coated pantoprazole
various antihypertensive
anti diabetic drugs
certain antibiotics and analgesics

I hope this addresses your question
please don't hesitate to ask for more information I will gladly answer you
best wishes

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Pradeep Vitta