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Fast-disintegrating tablets : a novel approach in pharmaceutical preparation

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Section C: Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology

Abstract

Fast Disintegrating Tablets (FDTs) have emerged as a promising pharmaceutical dosage form that addresses the challenges of patient compliance and convenience. These tablets are designed to disintegrate rapidly in the mouth without the need for water, offering several advantages such as ease of administration, improved medication adherence, and enhanced bioavailability. Fast Disintegrating Tablets have overcome the main drawbacks of conventional oral pharmaceutical dosage forms, such as the difficulty of swallowing especially for pediatric and geriatric populations, the lack of patient compliance, and the erratic pattern in bioavailability due to exposure to the first-pass metabolism. Fast Disintegrating Tablets can rapidly disintegrate in the oral cavity, depending on saliva. The disintegration occurs within a few seconds, less than one minute. There are several techniques for preparing the orodispersible tablets such as Direct Compression, Freeze-drying (Lyophilization), Spray Drying, Sublimation, Molding, Effervescent Technology, Orodispersible Films (ODFs), and Cotton candy process. This review has introduced a brief introduction to the advantages, disadvantages, mechanisms of action, criteria for excipients used in FDTs, excipients used in FDTs, techniques for preparation, and the evaluation of FDTs depending on pharmacopeia.

DOI

10.21608/erurj.2024.258720.1102

Keywords

Fast disintegrating tablets, formulation techniques, superdisintegrants, excepients, bioavailability

Authors

First Name

Hend

Last Name

Awad

MiddleName

Awad

Affiliation

Department of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr city, Egypt.

Email

hend-awad@eru.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-1306-1198

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Sultan

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia.

Email

amal.sultan@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

City

Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia.

Orcid

0000-0002-8443-7351

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

El Maghraby

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

Email

gamal.elmaghraby@pharm.tanta.edu.eg

City

Tanta

Orcid

0000-0001-5531-710X

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Fetouh

MiddleName

Ihab

Affiliation

Department of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr city, Egypt.

Email

ihab-fatouh@eru.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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Volume

3

Article Issue

2

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47410

Issue Date

2024-04-01

Receive Date

2023-12-27

Publish Date

2024-04-01

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1,151

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1,172

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2812-6211

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2812-622X

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ERU Research Journal

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Fast-disintegrating tablets : a novel approach in pharmaceutical preparation

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29 Dec 2024