tablet matrix used to improve the solubility and absorption characteristics of poorly water soluble drugs sold as an integral component of various oral pharmaceuticals, namely, antacids, antispasmodics and anti-ulcerants, laxatives, anti-diarrhoeals, colorectal agents, cardiac drugs, drugs for the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system, cns stimulants, analgesics, antipyretics and anti-infammatory agents, muscle relaxants, hormonal, enzymal and steroidal preparations, drugs effe...