Tablet coating is the process where coating material is applied to the surface of the tablet to achieve the desired properties of dosage form over the uncoated variety.
Importance or purposes of tablet coating
- Protection of API from light, air and moisture- environment
- Masking bitter or unpleasant taste
- Increased mechanical stability during manufacture, packaging and shipment.
- Protecting the API against the influence of digestive fluids
- Ensuring controlled release of API
- Avoidance of side effects
- Increasing drug safety by better identification
References
- Tablet coating. Science Direct. Accessed August 10, 2021
- Tablets Coating: types, processes and more. PharmaBiro