Title: tablet
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - tablet
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15241
Status: current

Definition
Solid dosage form compressed into a specific shape containing medicinal substances with or without suitable diluents.

Note
Tablets may vary in shape, size, color and weight, and may be classified according to the method of manufacture, as molded tablet and compressed tablet.

Related Terms
- buccal tablet: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15157
- compressed tablet: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15162
- enteric coating: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15185
- lozenge: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15205
- pellet: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15221
- prolonged-action tablet: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15239
- sublingual tablet: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15237
- troche: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/15243

Source
- PAC, 2009, 81, 971. 'Glossary of terms related to pharmaceutics (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 997 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-04-10-14)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15241/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15241/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/15241/xml

Citation: Citation: 'tablet' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15241
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