What are the advantages and disadvantages of film coating?

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is less time consuming than compression coating as less time is

needed to dry the coat. As the coating is thin, its presence will

not affect the tablet's weight that much. This method can also be

used to create sustained release formulations.

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coating is quite expensive due to the high cost of the coating

material. The quality of the film also has to be monitored to

ensure that they are continuous and uniformly thick.