A Review on Antihypertensive Chewable Tablets for Geriatrics

Chewable tablets that are needed to be broken and chewed in between the teeth before intake. These tablets are given to the kids and create some problem in swallowing and to the adults who dislike swallowing. These tablets are supposed to disintegrate swimmingly within the mouth at a moderate rate either with or while not actual chew, characteristically chewable tablets have a sleek texture upon disintegration, are pleasant tasting and leave no bitter or unpleasant style. Geriatric and medicine patients and move patients WHO might not have prepared access to water are most want of simple swallowing quantity forms like chewable tablets. The composition of chewable tablet consists of gum core, which can or may not be coated. The core consists of associate degree insoluble gum base like fillers, waxes, inhibitors, sweeteners, flavourer agents. . A flavourer agent is enclosed to create it a lot of eatable. numerous factors involved within the formulation of chewable tablets. the most important formulation factors are flow, lubrication, disintegration, organoleptic properties, hardeness, compatibility and stability, that are common to regular swallowed and chewable tablet. This article discuss about chewable tablets, dysphasia, advantages and disadvantages of chewable tablet, hypetension and antihypertension. Nikhil Batra | Dr. Hariom Sharma | Jaya Singh "A Review on Antihypertensive Chewable Tablets for Geriatrics" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25183.pdf