noun
sugar-coated pill
A pharmaceutical tablet coated with sugar to mask taste or protect the stomach. Technical term used in medical and pharmacy contexts.
この薬は糖衣錠なので、苦みが少なく飲みやすい。
This medicine is a sugar-coated pill, so it has little bitterness and is easy to take.
カプセル is a capsule, which encloses medicine in a gelatin shell, unlike a sugar-coated pill where the coating is directly on the tablet.
Compound of 糖 (sugar), 衣 (coating), and 錠 (tablet/pill). The term is a straightforward description of the pill's sugar coating.