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<p>Polymeric additives are used to control the release rate of the active ingredient.</p>

<p><big>Disintegrants</big></p>
<p>Disintegrants cause the tablet to break apart upon administration.  In this way, they release the active ingredients for <a href="page.php?w=Absorption_%28pharmacokinetics%29">absorption</a>. They ensure that when the tablet is in contact with <a href="page.php?w=water">water</a>, it rapidly breaks down into smaller fragments, facilitating <a href="page.php?w=solvation">dissolution</a>.  The most common disintegrant is starch.  Other</p><p>
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