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Dosage Form They are the means by which drug molecule are delivered to sites of action within the body. They have two major portions: API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) Excepients (non-drug-parts) Classification of Dosage Form Routes of Administration A route of Administration is the path by which a drug, fluid, poison or other substance is taken into the body. Parenteral Classification Tablets Tablets may be defined as solid pharmaceutical dosage forms containing drug substances with or without suitable diluents and prepared either by compression or molding methods. Types of Tablets Orally Ingested          Compressed tablet, e.g. Paracetamol tablet          Multiple compressed tablet          Delayed release tablet, e.g. Enteric coated Bisacodyl tablet          Sugar coated tablet, e.g. Multivitamin tablet          Film coated tablet, e.g. Metonidazole...