Now, imagine a machine that can help medicine go down a little bit easier. And that is just what pill tablet presss do! These incredible robots live in places called cleanrooms where medicine is manufactured.
(Size coating machines apply a uniform, thin layer on the outside of pills.) This special coating isn’t just for show — it helps pills go down easier! It can help pills stand out more, slide down your throat more easily and even look more exciting. When pills are coated nice, kids (and adults) are more likely to be positive about taking their medicine.
Which is your very own, own funny face! Most drugs taste horrible. The proprietary coating helps mask that yucky flavor. It’s like putting a magic wrapper around the medicine so that it feels better to eat. And the coating does some cooler stuff too! It makes the medicine work more effectively in the body and protects the pill from moisture and light.
These are essentially hyper-intelligent pill-painting robots. They are capable of coating a large number of pills simultaneously. Think of a machine that turns a lot of pills, and sprays a solution on those pills. Some machines are large and produce hundreds of pills quickly. Some machines are smaller and take a more delicate approach.
The latest pill tablet press machines have that sci-fi movie feel to them! Some are able to clean themselves, and that's really cool. Others have unique methods to ensure that each individual pill is identical. This also helps keep medicine from being safe and working right.
Doctors and scientists strive to create medicine that improves people’s health. Pill coating machines, special helpers that make the medicine easier to receive. They make something that would otherwise be scary into something that looks nice and tastes passable.”