ABSTRACT
This chapter deals first with the main aspects of tablet dosage forms before addressing the
process of manufacture and testing of these most popular drug delivery systems. Per oral
tablets occupy the broadest and the most significant place among all pharmaceutical
dosage forms. Taking one or two tablets a day with a glass of water is the easiest and the
most acceptable way of administration of a drug to a patient. William Brockedon patented
the first tablet press in 1843 to compress potash and lime tablets (1), thus paving the way
for the modern manufacture of tablets.
