If an enteric coated tablet is taken with milk,will it
disintegrate in stomach or still it will manage to pass
into the intestine and disintegrate in inherent alkaline
environment of intestine?

Answer Posted / priyaranjan mohapatra

the enteric coated tablet is made for dissolution in
alkaline medium of intestine bcz it doesnot dissolve in
acidic medium............as milk is acid in nature,the drug
can not dissolve in acidic medium of stomach.So it manage
to pass into intestine and dissintigrate in inherent
alkaline medium.......

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