Abstract

REVIEW ON TASTE MASKING OF BITTER DRUGS BY USING ION EXCHANGE RESIN METHOD

More Komal V.*, Bidkar Shital J., Naykodi Pradnya S. and Dighe Ajinkya D.

Abstract

The masking of bitter drugs is now a days top most priority of pharmaceutical companies in order to improve the poor taste and palatability. The various organoleptic properties such as taste, smell, texture, also these are important factor in development of oral dosage form. The taste is major factor of patient compliance and product quality. Acceptability of any dosage form mainly depends over its taste i.e. mouth feel. Drug molecules interact with taste receptor on the tongue to give bitter, sweet or other taste sensation of taste by single transduction of receptor organs.

Keywords: Taste, taste bud, taste masking, ion exchange resin, taste masking technique.