Film-Coated tablets are coated with a thin film to mask an undesirable taste for easier swallowing.

Film-Coated tablets are coated with a thin film to mask an undesirable taste for easier swallowing.

• A. Enteric-Coated tablets
• B. Film-Coated tablets
• C. Caplets
• D. Chewable tablets

Answer: (B)

Film coatings are applied as a very thin layer around the tablet to mask the taste and make swallowing easier. Because the coating is slim, it doesn’t add much bulk and allows the tablet to dissolve as intended, while still hiding an undesirable taste. This is different from enteric coatings, which are thicker and built to resist stomach acid and release the drug later in the intestine. Caplets are just a tablet shape, not defined by taste-masking coatings, and chewable tablets are designed to be chewed and often flavored, so masking taste isn’t the primary purpose there. So the statement describes the purpose of a film-coated tablet accurately.

Film coatings are applied as a very thin layer around the tablet to mask the taste and make swallowing easier. Because the coating is slim, it doesn’t add much bulk and allows the tablet to dissolve as intended, while still hiding an undesirable taste. This is different from enteric coatings, which are thicker and built to resist stomach acid and release the drug later in the intestine. Caplets are just a tablet shape, not defined by taste-masking coatings, and chewable tablets are designed to be chewed and often flavored, so masking taste isn’t the primary purpose there. So the statement describes the purpose of a film-coated tablet accurately.