Tablet (medicine)
device · 1843 · Industrial Revolution
A pressed dosage form (Brockedon).
What it is made of
- Medicinal powder — has part. The medicine.
- Starch filler — has part. Starch or lactose.
- Tablet film coating — has part. A film coating.
Principles and materials it uses
- Hydraulic press — uses. Tablets are pressed.
- Chemical reaction — uses. A tablet dissolves in the body.
- Chalk — is made of. Tablet fillers are chalk and starch.
Where it is used
- Aspirin — is used in. Produced as tablets.
Things built in a similar way
- Capsule — works like. Dosage forms.