Types of tablets ( Chewable Tablets, Solution Tablets, Sublingual and Buccal Tablets )
In this article we will describe three types of tablets such as Chewable tablets that are intended to be chewed in the mouth and dissolved in the mouth, Sublingual tablets that are intended to be placed under the tongue, and Solution tablets that should be freely soluble in water.
1- Chewable Tablets:
They are tablets designed to be chewed in the mouth and also dissolve in the mouth. The tablets are disintegrate through the teeth, where excipients such as mannitol are added to give the feeling of coldness in the mouth, and sweeteners are also added.
Among the advantages of using: It is used by the elderly and children who have difficulty swallowing tablets, as one of the characteristics of this type is that it does not need water to dissolve the tablets.
Examples of this type of tablet are: Antacids and Vitamins
2- Solution Tablets:
This type of tablets must be freely soluble in water, and the excipients added to this type must also be soluble in water, and when manufacturing such a type, the tablets should not be excessively compressed so as not to delay their dissolution.
Common examples of using this type of tablet are: douches, gargles and antiseptic solutions.
3- Sublingual and Buccal Tablets:
It is a type of tablet intended to be used under the tongue or on the side of the cheek, where flavorings are added and when manufacturing it is not compressed tightly so as not to delay the process of being dissolved under the tongue.
This type was invented because some drugs such as steroids become inactive when swallowed and reach the stomach due to gastric acidity or first pass effect, but their absorption when used under the tongue is much faster than their absorption from the stomach.
Examples of this type of tablet: drugs used in patients suffering from angina such as glyceryl trinitrate.