www.wjpps.com Vol 3, Issue 3, 2014. 678 A. Kailash et al. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences FAST DISSOLVING TABLETS – A REVIEW *A. Kailash Kumar, Hemant K.S. Yadav. Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University, Shri Shivarathreeswara Nagar, Mysore-570015, Karnataka, India. ABSTRACT Novel Drug Delivery Systems (NDDS) aim for designing dosage forms, convenient to be manufactured and administered, free of side effects, offering immediate release and enhanced bioavailability, so as to achieve better patient compliance Oral delivery is currently the gold standard in the pharmaceutical industry where it is regarded as the safest, most convenient and most economical method of drug delivery. Fast dissolving tablet is considered to allow administration of an oral solid dose form in the absence of water or fluid intake. Such tablets once placed on the tongue it readily dissolve or disintegrate in the saliva without chewing or water within less than 60 seconds. Fast- or mouth dissolving tablets have been formulated for paediatric, geriatric, and bedridden patients and for active patients who are busy and traveling and may not have access to water. This review includes requirements for fast disintegrating tablets, salient features, advantages, limitations, challenges in formulation, various technologies developed for fast disintegrating tablets, patented technologies, evaluation methods and various marketed products. Key Words: Disintegration, Tablet, oral delivery. INTRODUCTION Oral delivery is current standard in the pharmaceutical industry wherever it is regarded as the safest, most suitable and most economical method of drug delivery. Oral route of drug administration converted popular route for systemic effects due to ease of ingestion, accurate dosage, self-medication, pain avoidance. Fast dissolving drug delivery system are Novel Drug Delivery techniques aim for designing dosage forms, convenient to be manufacture and administer without water, free of side effects, offering immediate release and enhanced WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Volume 3, Issue 3, 678-701. Review Article ISSN 2278 – 4357 Article Received on 08 January 2014, Revised on 24 February 2014, Accepted on 11 March 2014 *Correspondence for Author A. Kailash Kumar Department of Pharmaceutics, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS University. India.