Pfizer’s painkiller Advil to come in soft capsules

Pfizer Korea released its top-selling painkiller, Advil, as a soft capsule, which is designed to take effect within 15 minutes of taking it.

The Ibuprofen-based drug was released as a hard pill in 1984 and became a best-seller in 50 countries. In a clinical test, Advil was 1.6 times faster to absorb than other soft capsule-painkillers, Pfizer said.

(baejisook@heraldcorp.com)