Author(s):
Jyothi G, Ujwal Kamavarapu, Harika Muthyala, Sudhakar M
Email(s):
gattujyothireddy@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/2231-5659.2024.00047 
Address:
Jyothi G*, Ujwal Kamavarapu, Harika Muthyala, Sudhakar M
Department of Pharmaceutics, Malla Reddy College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, Telangana, India - 500100.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 14,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2024
ABSTRACT:
Mini tablets provide several benefits, including being very simple to make, requiring fewer coating ingredients, and having a lot of formulation development freedom. Children and older people like little tablets because they are simpler to swallow. Reduced dosage frequency and improved localization of the drugs are the objectives of controlled drug delivery systems are impacted. Mini tablets provide improved homogeneity and reduce variability in drug release among subjects, increasing the consistency and predictability of treatment. Some scaled-down tablets are accessible, like bio-adhesive, pH-responsive, purgative, pediatric, and oral deteriorating mini tablets. If any kind or explicit clinical requirements, they are intended to meet the patient's necessities. Different strategies for delivering circles, like direct compaction, wet granulation, or dry granulation, are contingent upon the result's ideal properties. Coatings in little vials can be utilized for different purposes, like flavour coatings, dampness or light security, or coatings of altered synthetic substances. The determination of coatings relies upon similarity with the dynamic fixing and the ideal delivery rate. The current article comprehensively reviews the dosage, types, manufacturing and analysis methods, benefits and challenges of the mini tablets, and recent technological advances.
Cite this article:
Jyothi G, Ujwal Kamavarapu, Harika Muthyala, Sudhakar M. A Comprehensive Study on Pharmaceutical Mini Tablets and Pellets. Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2024; 14(3):287-8. doi: 10.52711/2231-5659.2024.00047
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Jyothi G, Ujwal Kamavarapu, Harika Muthyala, Sudhakar M. A Comprehensive Study on Pharmaceutical Mini Tablets and Pellets. Asian Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2024; 14(3):287-8. doi: 10.52711/2231-5659.2024.00047 Available on: https://ajpsonline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2024-14-3-16
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