World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT OF CHEWABLE TABLETS FOR ASTHMATIC TREATMENT

*Shital Girhepunje, Atul Bisen and Rajesh Mujariya

ABSTRACT

Chewable tablets are a versatile dosage form offering several advantages including oral drug delivery without the need for water, ease of swallowing, the stability advantages of solid dosage forms, and patient-centric drug delivery. They provide a convenient means of pediatric drug delivery and the delivery of nutritional products such as chewable multivitamins. Chewable tablets have also found application in veterinary medicines. This paper reviews considerations for the formulation of chewable tablets including sensory characteristics, chewability assessment, and various parameters like weight variation, thickness, friability, drug content in-vitro drug release and stability studies. In addition, patients with asthma need fast and immediate action of drug and avoidance of water is also desirable. Further, chewable tablets are beneficial for patients having difficulty in swallowing.

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