A Brief Review on Tablet Coating

A tablet or granule for API is coated using pharmaceutical technology with a thin polymer-based film. It has the benefit of disguising the drug's taste, odor, and color.It generates physical, chemical, and gastrointestinal environment protection for the medication In pharmaceutical dosage forms, coating is an important element that affects bioavailability, shelf life, and drug release. Different coating methods are applied to solid dosage forms to enhance their performance, such as enteric coating, film coating, and sugar coating. Getting over the limitations of solvent-based coating is the key goal of the most recent developments in tablet coating. This article discusses the history of coating, coating methods, coating types, coating materials, coating techniques, coating equipment, and coating defects.