FAST DISINTEGRATING TABLET: A BOON TO PEDIATRIC AND GERIATRIC

Sapna Kashyap; Vijay Sharma; Lalit Singh

Sapna Kashyap Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly (U.P)
Vijay Sharma Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly (U.P)
Lalit Singh Dept. of Pharmaceutical Technology, Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology, Bareilly (U.P)

Keywords: Super fast tablet disintegrator, polymers.

Abstract

Fast disintegrating tablets (FDTs) aim for designing dosage forms, convenient to be manufactured and administered, free of side effects, offering immediate release and enhanced bioavailability, to achieve better patient compliance. Usually, elderly people experience difficulty in swallowing the conventional dosage forms such as tablets, capsules, solutions and suspensions because of tremors of extremities and dysphagia. Fast‐dissolving drug delivery systems offer a solution for these problems. Upon introduction into the mouth, these tablets dissolve or disintegrate into the mouth in the absence of additional water for easy administration of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Such FDTs can be administered anywhere and anytime, without the need of water and are thus quite suitable for children, elderly and mentally disabled patients.This article will focuses on the technologies available and the advances made so far in the field of fabrication of fast disintegrating tablets.