2nd Round

• SUGAR COATED TABLET (SCT)

  • Tablet coated with a colored or uncolored sugar layer.
• FILM-COATED TABLET (FCT)

  • Tablets coated with a thin layer of polymer capable of forming a skin like film.
• ENTERIC-COATED TABLET (ECT)

  • Designed to pass unchanged through the stomach to the intestines, where it disintegrates, dissolves & absorbs.
• MULTIPLE COMPRESSED TABLETS (MCT)

  • Made by more than one compression cycle. They are usually prepared to separate physically or chemically incompatible ingredients or to produce repeat or prolonged action of drugs. 
• CONTROLLED-RELEASE TABLET (CRT)

  • Designed to release the drug’s active ingredient gradually over the day
• GELATIN-COATED TABLET

  • Gelcap, a capsule shaped compressed tablet that allows the coated product to be about one-third smaller than a capsule filled with an equivalent amount of powder. 
• EFFERVESCENT TABLET

  • Contain medicinal substances that dissolve generally when added to water.
• SUBLINGUAL TABLETS

  • Involves placing a drug under the tongue to dissolve and absorb into your blood through the tissue there. 
• BUCCAL TABLETS

  • Involves placing the tablet between the gums and inner lining of the check (buccal pouch)