caplet

noun cap·let \ ˈka-plət \

Definition of caplet

: a capsule-shaped medicinal tablet

Note: The name Caplets was formerly a U.S. registered trademark.

Recent Examples of caplet from the Web

The standard daily dose of Imodium A-D is no more than four caplets, or eight milligrams.

— catherine saint louis, New York Times, "Addicts Who Can’t Find Painkillers Turn to Anti-Diarrhea Drugs," 10 May 2016
The suit says Johnson & Johnson learned at the end of 2008 that its Motrin caplets didn't properly dissolve and were thus ineffective pain relievers.

— the oregonian staff and wire reports, OregonLive.com, "Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay over $400K to state in flawed Motrin lawsuit, records show," 10 May 2017
Costco sells 400 loperamide caplets for just $7.59.

— catherine saint louis, New York Times, "Addicts Who Can’t Find Painkillers Turn to Anti-Diarrhea Drugs," 10 May 2016

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Origin and Etymology of caplet

¹cap(sule) + (tab)let

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First Known Use: 1937

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Medical Dictionary

caplet

noun cap·let \ ˈka-plət \

medical Definition of caplet

: a capsule-shaped medicinal tablet

After Tylenol capsules were twice contaminated with cyanide, … the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company phased out capsules entirely, replacing them with either capsule-shaped tablets known as caplets or gelatin-covered tablets, known as gelcaps, that look like capsules.
—Malcolm Gladwell, The Washington Post, 6 Mar. 1991