6.capsulesandtablets.ppt

7. Tablets Contents Types of tablets Compressed tablets Chewable tablets Molded tablets Tablet coating Impact of manufacturing changes on solid dosage forms Official and commercially available tablets Packaging and storing tablet Tablets are solid dosage forms usually prepared with the aid of suitable pharmaceutical excipients. Tablets may vary in size, shape, weight, hardness, thickness, disintegration, and dissolution characteristics and in other aspects, depending on their intended use and method of manufacture. Tablets can be administered orally, sublingually, buccally, or vaginally. Tab