text: if a pill gets stuck in your windpipe and disolves, is it still effective?   firstly, i'm guessing it was "stuck" in the esophagus.  if it were in the windpipe, the person wouldn't be able to break, speak, etc.  second, most of the time when it feels as if a pill is stuck in the esophagus, it is really just a leftover feeling from going down without a lot of fluid to buffer it. and lastly :),  a liquid taken afterward would help get rid of the feeling and no matter what (unless it really is in the windpipe), it will be effective.