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Tablets Information

A tablet is a pharmaceutical dosage form. Tablets are the most common forms of oral drug, comprising a mixture of active substances and excipients which are formulated to produce an accurate dosage specific to a particular disease. The ingredients in a tablet are in powdered form, which are pressed or compacted to form a solid dose. A tablet is taken orally. Tablets are different from capsules which are in gel or powdered form enclosed in a shell. In some cases, the tablets can be consumed by the patient buccally, sublingually, rectally or intravaginally.

Ingredients in the formation of tablets: Tablets ingredients

The medicated excipients used in the formation of tablets include diluents, granulating agents, lubricants, dis-integrants, sweeteners or flavors and pigments and each of these has their own characteristics and uses. Granulating agents are binders that compress the powder, the lubricants help in efficient tabletting, disintegrants are added to help break-up the tablet in the digestive tract, sweeteners or flavors are used to enhance taste. Pigments are also added to make the tablets look attractive. A polymer coating is applied on tablets to make them smoother and also easier to swallow. Besides enhancing the tablet's appearance , the coating also helps to control the release rate of the active ingredients and to increase the shelf life of the tablets.

Forms of Tablets

The tablest are available in two basic forms:

• Compressed Tablets
• Solid Dosage Forms

The most popular dosage form today is the compressed tablet while about two-thirds of all prescriptions are dispensed as solid dosage forms.

Tablets Properties

All tablets have certain properties which are taken into consideration while producing them:

• Tablets are available in various shapes but the most common shape is round or oval. Unusual shapes are available but there are reports of patients complaining of difficulty in swallowing. Moreover, they are more prone to chipping.
• The diameter and the thickness of tablets are determined using a machine tool - a die and also an upper and a lower punch. The thickness is determined by the amount of tablet material and the position of the punches during compression. Tablets are made in such a way that they are hard enough when they are inside the bottle but soft enough to be easily digested in the digestive tract.
• Tablets must be strong and hard to resist the stresses of packaging, shipping and handling by the patient as well as the pharmacists. Hardness is tested using a hardness tester. The hardness of tablets is the basic measure of mechanical strength. Mechanical Strength of tablets is determined by using a combination of tests which can be simple or complex. While the simpler tests are applied for quality control purposes, the complex tests are applied during the formulation and manufacturing process, including R&D. The Standards for tablet properties are published in the various international pharmacopeias (USP/NF, EP, JP, etc.).

List of Tablets: Popular Tablets

We give below a list of some of the most popular tablets available in the market. Get information on the various tablets. You can also send online enquiry for wholesale purchase of tablets and get the best response from reliable tablets manufacturers

Amlodipine Besylate Ambroxol Cyproheptadine Azithromycin Bisacodyl Cefuroxime Axetil Cefixime Cetrizine Hydrochloride Allopurinol Ciprofloxacin Serratiopeptiadase Losartan Potassium Glipizide Enalapril Maleate Secnidazole Erythromycin Estolate Ethamsylate Fexofenadine Fluconazole Sildenafil Citrate Roxithromycin

Lisinopril (Anhydrous) Loratidine Chloroquine Mecobalamin Metformin Hydrochloride Piroxicam Nimesulide Norethindrone Acetate Roxithromycin Cetrizine Hydrochloride Levocetrizine Ofloxacin Pantoprazole Paracetamol Prazosin Ramipril Gatifloxacin Diclofenac

Atenolol Hyosine Butyl Bromide Isosorbide Mononitrate Ketoconazole Levamisole Hydrochloride Atorvastatin Lovastatin Levofloxacin Tadalafil Tinidazole Metocloperamide Domperidone Cephalexin Piroxicam Aciclovir Nimesulidel Metformin Hydrochloride Gliclazide Glibenclamide