Type of tablet prepared on a large scale by tablet machinery or on a small scale by manually forcing dampened powder material into a mold from which the formed tablet is then ejected and allowed to dry.

This process adds 50% to the size of the tablet

They are compressed tablets coated with a thin layer of a polymer capable of forming a skin-like film.

Designed to pass unchanged through the stomach to the intestines, where the tablets disintegrate and allow drug dissolution and absorption and/or effect

Especially useful for administration of large tablets to children and adults who have difficulty swallowing solid dosage forms

aka compounding tablets

Characterized by disintegrating or dissolving in the mouth within 1 minute, some within 10 seconds

Tablets are usually stored in what type of container: