Applications of the Natural Polymers for Fast Dissolving Tablets

Abstract

Oral route is the safest, most convenient, and economical route for administration of different drugs. Oral disintegrating tablets becoming very popular in the current scenario, as they facilely disintegrated in mouth within fewseconds of the time after its administration withoutthe need of water. Conventional dosage form has a limitations like dysphagia (arduousness in swallowing), in pediatric and geriatric patients, which have been overcome by oral disintegrating tablets. To prepare the same super disintegrating agents plays vital role. Natural Super disintegrants gained an advantage over the synthetic super disintegrants since they are chemicallyinert, non-toxic, less expensive, easily available, biodegradable in nature. Natural polymers such as locust bean gum, banana powder, pectin from mango peels, as well as the mucilageofHibiscus rosa-sinenses improve tablet qualities and are used as superdisintegrants, binder, and diluents to speed up the disintegration process as well as improve the solubilityofpoorlysoluble drugs. Natural super disintegrants are obtained from various sources of natural origin, as well as being affordable, nontoxic, biodegradable, environmentally benign, free of negative effects, as well as renewable. From the different extensive literature review, It is observed that based on research showing that natural polymersare more effectiveandsafe than synthetic ones. Thegoal ofthe current reviewpaper is to examine the natural polymersthat have FDAapproval and are used in fast dissolving tablets.