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T 14 April 2016 Tablets & Capsules film coating How tablet quality affects coating success Michael D. Tousey Techceuticals High-quality coating begins with high-quality tablets, and no coating can achieve peak adherence unless all the tablets in a batch are uniform. When the substrate is prepared properly, tablet coating quality is predictable. A film coating won't hide tablet quality problems and will, in fact, likely magnify quality variations, even when they aren't extreme. This article discusses how variations in tablets—even when in the acceptable range—can affect film coating. ablet coating, it's been said, is more art than science. In some cases, that might be true, but it's still worth knowing certain facts—science if you will—about this challenging and dynamic process if you want to succeed more regu- larly. Knowing the facts makes it a science. Not knowing them and trying to solve problems makes it an art.