A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON MOUTH DISSOLVING TABLET

Abstract

Tablet and capsules are the conventional dosage forms. Now a days conventional dosage forms
facing the problems like dysphagia and drug become in effective. To overcome these problems associated with
conventional dosage forms , mouth dissolving tablets have been developed. There are solid dosage forms,
MDT’s are easy to administer and they are first choice for pediatrics and geriatrics and travelling patients.
Mouth dissolving tablets are prepared having sufficient hardness, integrity and faster disintegration without
water. MDT’S are Disintegrate rapidly in saliva without need of water. Mouth dissolving tablets are disintegrate
in oral cavity with in less than one minute leaving. These dosage form when placed in mouth immediately
dissolve in salivawithout need of water while administration. Different techniques are used for preparing mouth
dissolving tablets like freeze drying, tablet moulding, spray drying, sublimation, mass extrusion. After
preparation different evaluation tests are conducted like hardness, weight variation test, friability, wetting time,
disintegration test and stability studies