‘A tough pill to swallow’ is more than just a metaphor. Four in ten adults struggle to swallow pills, which can prevent them from getting much-needed medication. Many patients have trouble swallowing ...

Feeling a sudden stab of pain in your throat or chest after gulping down pills? This is a frequent annoyance called pill esophagitis, triggered when medications irritate your esophagus. To ease your ...

Are you someone who finds swallowing a pill a daunting task? Well, you are not alone. After all, someone must have thought through when they coined the expression ‘a hard pill to swallow’. For many, ...

WHEN YOU TAKE medication, you may not think much about swallowing tablets or capsules with a gulp of water. But, swallowing pills isn’t so easy for everyone. Between 10 percent and 40 percent of ...

Many Americans have trouble taking pills — some have a fear of choking while others suffer from dry mouth or a hypersensitive gag reflex. The throat condition, estimated to affect 10% to 15% of the ...

Sometimes it’s hard to go with the flow. While oral medications are generally considered safer and more convenient than injections or inhalations, sometimes a simple swallow is easier said than done.

Many people struggle with gagging when they try to take medicine. Here are tips from pharmacists on getting pills down easier: Practice with candy. Work on swallowing different sizes of candy, ...

Every year, people around the world take an astonishing 3.8 trillion doses of medicine. Most of these medicines are swallowed rather than injected or inhaled, because the oral route is the easiest, ...

Always use water with your pills to avoid unnecessary health complications. When you swallow a pill with water, it helps to ensure that the pill moves smoothly down your oesophagus and into your ...