Review Article
FDA-Approved Natural Polymers for Fast Dissolving Tablets
Table 1
Natural polymers used in fast dissolving tablets.
| S. no. | Natural polymer | Marketed drug | Disintegration time | Concentration used |
| 1 | Chitin and chitosan | Cinnarizine | 60 sec | 3% w/w | 2 | Guar gum | Glipizide | 30 sec | 1% w/w | 3 | Gum karaya | Amlodipine, granisetron hydrochloride | 17.10 sec | 4% w/w | 4 | Agar and treated agar | Theophylline | 20 sec | 1-2% w/w | 5 | Fenugreek seed mucilage | Metformin hydrochloride | 15.6 sec | 4% w/w | 6 | Soy polysaccharide | Lornoxicam | 12 sec | 8% w/w | 7 | Gellan gum | Metronidazole | 155 sec | 4% w/w | 8 | Mango peel pectin | Aceclofenac | 11.59 sec | 0.1–4% w/w | 9 | Lepidium sativum mucilage | Nimesulide | 17 sec | 5–15% w/w | 10 | Plantago ovata seed mucilage | Granisetron HCl | 17.10 sec | 5% w/w | 11 | Aegle marmelos gum | Aceclofenac | 8–18 min | 6% w/w | 12 | Locust bean gum | Nimesulide | 13 sec | 10% w/w | 13 | Lepidium sativum | Nimesulide | 17 sec | 10% w/w | 14 | Mangifera indica gum | Metformin HCL, paracetamol | 3–8 min | 6% w/w | 15 | Hibiscus rosa-sinensis mucilage | Aceclofenac | 20 sec | 6% w/w | 16 | Dehydrated banana powder | Ondansetron HCl/propranolol, gabapentin | 15–36 sec | 6% w/w |
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