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Technology Evaluation

Frosta®: a new technology for making fast-melting tablets

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Pages 1107-1116 | Published online: 04 Nov 2005
 

Abstract

The fast-melting tablet (FMT) technology, which is known to be one of the most innovated methods in oral drug delivery systems, is a rapidly growing area of drug delivery. The initial success of the FMT formulation led to the development of various technologies. These technologies, however, still have some limitations. Recently, a new technology called Frosta® (Akina) was developed for making FMTs. The Frosta technology utilises the conventional wet granulation process and tablet press for cost-effective production of tablets. The Frosta tablets are mechanically strong with friability of < 1% and are stable in accelerated stability conditions when packaged into a bottle container. They are robust enough to be packaged in multi-tablet vials. Conventional rotary tablet presses can be used for the production of the tablets and no other special instruments are required. Thus, the cost of making FMTs is lower than that of other existing technologies. Depending on the size, Frosta tablets can melt in < 10 s after placing them in the oral cavity for easy swallowing. The Frosta technology is ideal for wide application of FMTs technology to various drug and nutritional formulations.

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