Featured Desired in Pharmaceutical Tablet

Essential Qualities of a Good Tablet:

The essential Qualities of a good tablet or the features desired  in tablet dosage form are given as follows:

1. The tablets should be accurate and uniform in weight.
2. The drugs should be uniformly distributed throughout the tablet.
3. The size and shape should be reasonable for easy administration.
4. The tablet should not be too hard that it may not disintegrate in the stomach.
5. There should not be any incompatibilities.
6. They should be chemically and physically stable during storage.
7. They should not break during transportation or crumble in the hands of the patients.
8. They should be attractive in appearance.
9. They should not have any manufacturing defects like cracking, chipping or discoloration.
10. After administration, It should disintegrate readily.
11. They should be easy and economical in production.