Taste-masking agents polymers

Coating tablets with a thin polymeric film is commonly performed to modify drug release, mask the taste of therapeutic agents, to enhance the stability of the drug within gastrointestinal fluids or may be used for purely aesthetic reasons. The film is usually 10-100 im thick and is compo.sed of at least one polymer, a plasticiser and, when required, other minor additives such as colorants and opacifiers. 

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