Tablets

Tablets are solid doses that are compressed and contain medicaments with or without excipients. They are usually made with a drug or a mixture of drugs and greatly vary in size and shape. They are the most popular form of medication, and 70% of the total medicines are available in this form. You will notice that almost all the medicines are available in this form. Tablets are very easy to swallow and have the least tendency to hang-up. They are manufactured and packed in such a manner that they are resistant to mechanical shocks.

There are different types of tablets available, like compressed tablets, multi compressed tablets, repeat action tablets, sugar coated tablets, and more. Apart from the active ingredients used in them, a lot of inert substances like binder, flavoring agents, coloring agents, and sweetening agents are used. Diluents are used to improve cohesion. In addition to this, binders or adhesives are added in dry or wet form to form granules for tablets. When you take the compressed form of tablets, the gastric juices disintegrate the tablets once they are ingested. The absorption process starts taking place when the tablet is broken down.

Tablets are designed in such a manner that they accurately treat a particular area of the body. They are hard, strong, chemically stable, and physically stable. Tablets can be chewed, dissolved, swallowed, and dispersed in water. They are available in a certain weight and drug content that does not change. They are usually prepared in three ways: dry, wet, and direct compression. All the tablets are bioavailable and release their content as soon as they are given a suitable environment. They are very easy to handle and light. They can incorporate even a small amount of medication into them. When they are kept in the right condition, they can stay intact for a long time.