A BRIEF OVERVIEW ON MODERN DEVELOPMENTS OF TABLET COATING TECHNOLOGY

Traditional tablets are solid oral dosage forms that include excipients and an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Usually, dry granulation, wet granulation, or direct compression are used to make tablets. Depending on the formulation, they are made to break down and release the API either gradually or instantly. A crucial step in pharmaceutical technology, tablet coating is intended to increase the stability, patient compliance, and therapeutic efficacy of oral dosage forms. The latest developments concentrate on novel coating methods such as magnetically assisted impaction coating (MAIC), electrostatic dry coatings, aqueous film coatings, supercell coating technology, supercritical fluid spray coating, and the use of nanotechnology to increase functionality and accuracy. Furthermore, the present situation in tablet coating is analyzed in terms of industry trends and regulatory compliance. The paper illustrates the changing landscape of tablet coating technologies in contemporary pharmaceutical manufacturing and development, highlighting the possibilities.