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Review Article on Enteric Coated Tablets


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1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Modern College of Pharmacy for Ladies, Moshi, Pune, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pharmaceutics, Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha, Dist. Dhule, Maharashtra, India
     

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In these article we have discuss, enteric coated dosage form bypasses the stomach and releases the drug into the small intestine. Advantages of enteric coated pellets in comparison with enteric coated tablets are a) Pellets provide rapid onset of action and faster drug release due to smaller size than tablets b) Pellets exhibits less residence time of acid-labile drugs in the stomach compared to tablets. Dosage form coat can be damaged by longer resisitance time in the stomach. We also discuss, Advantage and disadvantages tablet coating and mechanism of enteric coated tablet.

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Enteric Coated Tablet, Medicinal Tablet, Pills, Glidants, Caplets
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Authors

Ketki K. Joshi
Department of Pharmaceutics, Modern College of Pharmacy for Ladies, Moshi, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Ritik S. Jain
Department of Pharmaceutics, Ahinsa Institute of Pharmacy, Dondaicha, Dist. Dhule, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


In these article we have discuss, enteric coated dosage form bypasses the stomach and releases the drug into the small intestine. Advantages of enteric coated pellets in comparison with enteric coated tablets are a) Pellets provide rapid onset of action and faster drug release due to smaller size than tablets b) Pellets exhibits less residence time of acid-labile drugs in the stomach compared to tablets. Dosage form coat can be damaged by longer resisitance time in the stomach. We also discuss, Advantage and disadvantages tablet coating and mechanism of enteric coated tablet.

Keywords


Enteric Coated Tablet, Medicinal Tablet, Pills, Glidants, Caplets

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