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About two-thirds of all prescriptions are dispensed as solid dosage forms, and half of these are compressed tablets.
A tablet can be formulated to deliver an accurate dosage to a specific site ; it is usually taken orally, but can be administered sublingually, buccally, rectally or intravaginally.
The tablet is just one of the many forms that an oral drug can take such as syrups, elixirs, suspensions, and emulsions.
Medicinal tablets were originally made in the shape of a disk of whatever color their components determined, but are now made in many shapes and colors to help distinguish different medicines.
However, pills are ancient solid dose forms prepared by rolling a soft while tablets are made by compression.
Other products are manufactured in the form of tablets which are designed to dissolve or disintegrate ; e. g. cleaning and deodorizing products.
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