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Biology question (pill outer coating?)?
Many pills have an outer coating made of dense, fatlike substances to help ensure they will be processed in the small intestine. Why would the fatlike substance protect the pill from the other structures in the digestive system?
Please help, 10 points promised to the person who can answer, I really could use some help! Thanks in advance. :)
1 Answer
- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
The coating is called enteric coating. It is used in pills that are meant to reach the small intestine. It protects the chemical from breaking down in the stomach in acidic pH
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