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