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Originally Posted by Zoggite  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 know systemic diclofenac can still cause stomach problems via the mechanism already mentioned, but my point is that the e/c tablets or the suppositories must cause less irritation?
You can just sugar coat a tablet to mask the taste - cheaper to do then e/c coating.
I understand all the strange pricings in the drug tariff, but to an individual company production time is very expensive, so they would always rather reduce this, and thus save on costs.