Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia , Minden, Penang , Malaysia
Drug Dev Ind Pharm, 2014 Jan;40(1):110-9.
PMID: 23311593 DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2012.749889

Abstract

Difficulty in swallowing tablets or capsules has been identified as one of the contributing factors to non-compliance of geriatric patients. Although orally disintegrating tablet was designed for fast disintegration in mouth, the fear of taking solid tablets and the risk of choking for certain patient populations still exist.

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