Mouth Dissolving Tablets – A Review

Conventional dosage form such as tablets and capsules are the most popular among all dosage forms existing today because of its convenience of self administration, compactness and easy manufacturing. However these dosage forms are facing problems like hand tremors, dysphasia in case of geriatric patients, the underdeveloped muscular and nervous systems in young individuals and in case of uncooperative patients, the problem of swallowing is common phenomenon which leads to poor patient compliance. To overcome these problems, mouth dissolving tablets have been developed, which having good hardness, dose uniformity, easy administration and serves as the first choice of dosage form for pediatrics, geriatrics and travelling patients. This report summarizes the details of ingredients used in preparation of mouth dissolving tablets; conventional manufacturing techniques for mouth dissolving tablets; patented technologies for preparation of mouth dissolving tablets; evaluation of mouth dissolving tablet; and mechanism of action of mouth dissolving tablets.