Trust me, even diclofenac suppositories can give you stomach pains!
Maybe the e/c coating helps reduce irritation of the GI tract upstream of the stomach, i.e. the mouth, throat, & gullet; also coatings often mask the bitter taste of a tablet...
I don't think cost has anything to do with the formulation any more: why is omeprazole 20mg capsules so much cheaper that 10mg-capsules or 20mg-tablets?
While we're on the subject: has anyone else noticed the multiplication of scripts for aspirin 75mg dispersible, and on the same Rx omeprazole 20mg caps. "take one daily as on aspirin"? This leaves me very confused! What a back-to-front way of doing things!
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