What is Simethicone? Applications of Simethicone in Chewable Tablets
Simethicone is a specific mechanical defoaming agent, distinguished by its absolute physiological inertness. However, the full potential of this active ingredient is optimally harnessed when utilized in a chewable tablet dosage form. By leveraging the mechanical crushing action in the oral cavity as a "preliminary release" step, chewable tablets allow Simethicone to bypass the waiting time required for disintegration, enabling it to instantly disperse into microdroplets within the gastric fluid and initiate a rapid defoaming effect.
