I read in a journal years ago that cheap orals, like multivits didnt get broken down. I had to do an expierment in grad school, so I made stomach acid and placed different orals in the beakers. About 50% didnt breakdown after 6 hrs in the beaker. The article and I suggest that you just break the oral in half and take it. Once the pill is broken, it will absorb. Ive been to a couple pharmaceutical companies and seen the process. They use a high pressure like machine to smash the powder into a pill. Sometimes the exceipents or fillers and pressure make it like a rock. Once the pill is broken and the acid hits the middle of it, then your good. Always loved that project.