What is the difference between medicines in tablet form and in capsule form?

Capsules

Tablet: A tablet is medicine compressed into a disc form and  is usually coated with sugar or some other compound to delay the release of the medicine into the system. Medicines in tablet form cost less to manufacture and is accepted by most of the population in the world. In fact, popularity-wise, they hold the edge since they are more accessible compared to other shapes of medicines that come in and also the cheap.

Capsule: A medicine capsule form is basically in either gel or in powder form enclosed in a thin cylindrical container. Medicine in capsule form allows it to enter our system quicker than the medicine in tablet form. In fact, those medicines that are to a quick effect are in taken in capsule form. The gel-like container which holds the medicine is susceptible to moisture, and that is why they have a shorter shelf-life.