General Properties Of Pharmaceutical Tablet
Tablet is defined as a compressed solid dosage form containing medicaments with or without excipients. They vary in shape and differ greatly in size and weight, depending on amount of medicinals instances and the intended mode of administration. It is the most popular dosage form and 70% of the total medicines are dispensed in the form of tablets. Pharmaceutical tablet Tablets are prepared either by molding or by compression. The excipients can include diluents, binders or granulating agents, glidants (flow aids) and lubricants to ensure efficient tabletting; disintegrants to promote tablet break-up in the digestive tract; sweeteners or flavours to enhance taste; and pigments to make the tablets visually attractive or aid in visual identification of an unknown tablet. Read Also: Pharmaceutical Drug Manufacturing Company (Industry) A polymer coating is often applied to make the tablet smoother and easier to swallow, to control the release rate of the active ingredient, to make it...
