Different Types Of Tablets Flashcards
How do buccal tablets work and give an example?
Disintegration and dissolution occur in buccal pouch
Buccastem
What processes are chewable tablets prepared by and give examples?
Wet granulation and compression
Liptor atone astatine and gaviscon advance
How do fast dissolving oral drug delivery formulations work?
Solid dosage form that dissolves or disintegrates rapidly in oral cavity resulting in solution or suspension without need of water
What tablets are typically delayed release?
Enteric coated tablets
What causes the pH to be lower in the colon than the distal small intestine?
Due to Short chain fatty acids produced by bacterial fermentation of polysaccharides
What are the advantages of extended release?
Drug plasma conc maintained in therapeutic range
Reduce dose frequency
Reduced GI irritation
What are the disadvantages of extended release?
Potential overdose - manufacture faulty or by chewing
Formulation issues
Development issues
How do sublingual tablets work and give an example?
Tablet disintegration or dissolution occurs beneath tongue
Sublingual nitroglycerin tablets
