Tablets are the most common pharmaceutical dosage form - but why, and what are they? In this video we look at what tablets are, what they contain, how they are made and how you should take them. We also look at polymer (enteric) coats and how they are used to make sustained-release (SR) and extended-release (ER) tablets.
Tablets contain a lot of ingredients, which are termed excipients. If you want to know more about pharmaceutical excipients, head over to www.pharmaexcipients.com, a fantastic site dedicated to the world of pharmaceutical materials.
