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Primarily intended for oral administration, though they can be swallowed whole, chewed, or dispersed in water.

According to the monograph, tablets are solid preparations, each containing a single dose of one or more active substances. They are primarily obtained by compressing uniform volumes of particles but can also be manufactured via extrusion, moulding, or freeze-drying (lyophilisation). European Pharmacopoeia -ph. Eur.- Monograph Tablets -0478-