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Film coating 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.
However, film 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.
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