Abstract

A REVIEW ON ORO-DISPERSIBLE TABLETS AND PATENTED TECHNOLOGY

Sujit Ankush Phadatare*, Dr. Vishal Dadasaheb Yadav, Dr. Prakash Dilip Jadhav, Santosh Dattu Navale

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Abstract

ODT’s are known by various names such as “fast-melting, fast-dissolving, mouth dissolving tablets, or orodisperse”. The European pharmacopoeia defines the term “orodisperse” as a tablet that can be placed in the mouth where it disperses rapidly before swallowing. Suitable drug candidates for such systems include neuroleptics, cardiovascular agents, analgesics, antiallergics and drugs for erectile dysfunction. Mouth dissolving of tablet results in quick dissolution and rapid absorption which provide rapid onset of action. The concept of orally disintegrating tablets (ODT’s) emerged with an objective to improve patient’s compliance. These dosage forms rapidly disintegrate and/or dissolve to release the drug as soon as they come in contact with saliva, thus obviating the need for water during administration, an attribute that makes them highly attractive for pediatric and geriatric patients. Several Patented technologies are available for preparing mouth dissolving tablets.

Keywords: Oro- dispersible, Disintegration, Patent Technology.