Abstract

NOVEL APPROACH FOR PATIENT’S COMPLIANCE: FAST DISSOLVING TABLETS

Ruhi Fatma*, Dr. P.K. Nandi, Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta

ABSTRACT

There is lot of research and development taking place in the field of drug discovery and or improvement of existing drug therapy to combat with new challenges in health care system for the betterment of human health. But at the same time there are many other practical problems which are frequently faced by the patients and human beings, for example - increasing number of diseases in old age, increasing life span, swallowing problems in various age group due to many physiological, pathological and pharmacological reasons as well as decreasing availability of drinking water etc.; because of suchproblems the chances of incompliance is also getting increased and thus expected results of medicament administration is either not obtained or situation of medical error, adverse drug reaction etc. may arises. Thus, to improve patient’s compliance and convenience, fast dissolving or mouth dissolving tablets is one of the novel approaches and therefore preparation of FDT’s become growing rapidly in the area of pharmaceutical research and industry. Till the date various formulation technologies of fast dissolving tablets are developed and now it is the time to provide clinical benefits by developing such formulation of drugs to full fill the need of patients and health care system.

Keywords: Drug discovery, drug therapy, compliance, pathological, pharmacological, FDT’s.