New Approach on Rapid Mouth Dissolving Tablets: A Review

Abstract

Mouth Dissolving Tablet (MDT) technology has been gaining significance now-a-days with wide variety of drugs serving many purposes. Mouth Dissolving Tablets (MDT) has ever increased their demand in the last decade since they disintegrate in saliva in less than 60 seconds. Mouth Dissolving Drug Delivery Systems serves as a major benefit over the conventional dosage forms since the drug gets rapidly disintegrated & dissolves in the saliva without the use of water. In spite of the downside i.e., lack of immediate onset of action; these oral dosage forms have beneficial such as self-medication, increased the patient compliance, ease of manufacturing and lack of pain as comparison to conventional technologies.  The objective of this article is to review the development of MDTs, challenges in formulation, he objective of this article is to review the development of MDTs, challenges in formulation,  benefit, limitation ,new MDT technologies and evaluation methodologies.benefit, limitation ,new MDT technologies and evaluation methodologies.

KEYWORDS: Mouth Dissolving Drug delivery systems, MDT, conventional technologies, Patient compliance.