Mini-tablets: a contemporary system for oral drug delivery in targeted patient groups

Mini-tablets used as single- or multiple-unit oral dosage forms have enormous potential as a patient-friendly drug delivery system for targeted populations, providing improved swallowing, flexible dosing and a combination of different release patterns and/or different active compounds (decreasing dosing frequency and/or polypharmacy therapy problems). In terms of complete expression of the benefits of mini-tablets over other oral dosage forms on the market, further investigation in formulation possibilities and development of suitable dosing devices is of essential importance.