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An Overview on Mini Tablets


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1 Department of Pharmaceutics, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola - 413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Quality Assurance, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola - 413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
     

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Mini Tablets are solid dosage forms with a diameter <= 3 mm and separated into subunits of conventional tablets. Production methods are similar to standard tablets, but the only difference is the use of multiple punches. They have advantageous for use in patients suffering from swallowing difficulty and receiving multiple drug treatment. They provide a more effective treatment by reducing the fluctuation in the drug’s release profile. At the same time, different release systems can be used together. In addition, Mini Tablets have a number of advantages over single unit dosage forms, and in recent years the prominence continues to increase. In the light of this information, the advantages and disadvantages of mini tablets, production equipment, formulation designs, different emission characteristics and evaluation criteria are emphasized in this compilation. Mini tablets represent a new trend in solid dosage form design, with the main goal of overcoming some therapeutic obstacles. Mini tablets are multiple unit dosage forms and are advantageous than pellets or any other oral dosage forms as they are easy to manufacture and stability problems are less.

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Mini Tablets, Solid Dosage Form, Oral Drug Delivery, Sustained Release
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Authors

Shubhangi Kodag
Department of Pharmaceutics, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola - 413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Swaranjali Gaikwad
Department of Pharmaceutics, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola - 413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Sunayana Mali
Department of Quality Assurance, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola - 413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Audumbar Mali
Department of Pharmaceutics, Sahyadri College of Pharmacy, Methwade, Sangola - 413307, Solapur, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


Mini Tablets are solid dosage forms with a diameter <= 3 mm and separated into subunits of conventional tablets. Production methods are similar to standard tablets, but the only difference is the use of multiple punches. They have advantageous for use in patients suffering from swallowing difficulty and receiving multiple drug treatment. They provide a more effective treatment by reducing the fluctuation in the drug’s release profile. At the same time, different release systems can be used together. In addition, Mini Tablets have a number of advantages over single unit dosage forms, and in recent years the prominence continues to increase. In the light of this information, the advantages and disadvantages of mini tablets, production equipment, formulation designs, different emission characteristics and evaluation criteria are emphasized in this compilation. Mini tablets represent a new trend in solid dosage form design, with the main goal of overcoming some therapeutic obstacles. Mini tablets are multiple unit dosage forms and are advantageous than pellets or any other oral dosage forms as they are easy to manufacture and stability problems are less.

Keywords


Mini Tablets, Solid Dosage Form, Oral Drug Delivery, Sustained Release

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