Babies because they are not yet able to swallow pills are given liquid vitamins and minerals. This helps them take in and absorb the extra nutrients that they need that are not supplied by regular food intake. The liquid medicine is usually given through a medicine dropper.
As adults, we are given pills and capsules for our multivitamins. These pills can be as big as an inch long. And if you’re a person with a chronic illness such as diabetes or high cholesterol, you may find that you may have to swallow multiple pills and capsules.
That’s why there are available liquid vitamins and minerals that an adult person can take. This is a great alternative for those who are taking in multiple pills and capsules and may have trouble swallowing large pills. This also eliminates the inconvenience of having to wash down a large multivitamin pill with water.
Another advantage of having medicine in liquid form is that it can be readily absorbed by our system. Unlike with tablet or capsules that may have a time release factor when it comes to the absorption of these vitamins and minerals.
The liquid vitamins and minerals are as potent, or may be more potent that the pill or capsule forms. Pills and capsule have added caking agents in order to create the pills.
One disadvantage though of having liquid vitamins and minerals is that you may be taking in little or more than the recommended dosage for the vitamins. Even if you will use the cup or spoon that came with the medicine, the dosage may not be as accurate as with tablet multivitamins. Another disadvantage is when the medicine gets spilled; you have to measure another dose since it is in liquid form.
This is one of the advantages of having medicines in pills or tablet form because the formulation for each capsule is the same. Also when you accidentally drop a pill, you can always pick it up unlike with liquid medicines.
There are multivitamin manufacturers producing liquid vitamins and minerals today. That’s why this is no longer for babies alone. Liquid vitamins and minerals are available for adults too.