%0 Journal Article
%T FAST DISSOLVING TABLET: AN APPROACH FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT
%A Mangal Mohit
%A Thakur Nishant
%A Bansal Raman
%A Thakral Sunil
%J International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy
%D 2012
%I International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy
%X In 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.
%K Mouth dissolving
%K Super disintegrants
%K FDT
%K Tablets.
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