lozenge

Types:

cachou

a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)

cough drop, pastil, pastille, troche

a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

Type of:

candy, confect

a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Synonyms:

pill, tab, tablet

Types:

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bolus

a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine

capsule

a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

dragee

pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy

sleeping capsule, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, sleeping tablet

a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)

Type of:

dosage, dose

a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time