FAST DISINTEGRATION DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM: A REVIEW
AbstractIn recent decades, a variety of pharmaceutical research has been conducted to develop new dosage forms. Fast dissolving tablets are one of the fruitful results of these researches. Fast dissolving tablets disintegrate and/or dissolve rapidly in the saliva without chewing and additional water. Mouth dissolving tablets have been formulated for pediatric, geriatric, and bedridden patients and for active patients who are busy and travelling and may not have access to water. This review includes advantages, disadvantages, desired characteristics and various methods used for formulation of fast dissolving tablets.
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2548-2561
461KB
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English
IJPSR
Ashwin Shinde*, Vishal Yadav, Vinay Gaikwad and Shree Dange
Department of Pharmaceutics, Arvind Gavali College of M. Pharmacy, Satara, Maharashtra, India
ashwinashinde@gmail.com
05 March, 2013
13 April, 2013
17 June, 2013
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.4(7).2548-61
01 July, 2013