Over the past hundred years tablet manufacturers have developed materials and processes that can produce compressed tablets containing a precise amount of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) at high speed and at relatively low cost. Introduction Tablet Manufacturing Process Over the past hundred years tablet manufacturers have developed materials and processes that can produce compressed tablets containing a precise amount of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) at high speed and at relatively low cost. The development in the field of APIs, excipients and tableting machines during the past decades has made tablet manufacturing a science and the tablets the most commonly used dosage form1,2. The ease of manufacturing, convenience in administration, accurate dosing, and stability compared to oral liquids, tamper-proofness compared to capsules, safe compared to parental dosage forms makes it a popular and versatile dosage form. Experts in the art of tabl...