1. They are easy to manufacture. No complicated machinery is required as in case of tablets.
2. They are suitable for incorporating large doses of drugs.
3. Disagreeable drugs under investigation are dispensed extemporaneously and quickly.
4. They undergo fast disintegration in the stomach.

Disadvantages

1. They are not firm and can be easily damaged.
2. They provide poor protection to drugs from light and moisture.
3. They are to be softened before swallowing.
4. They occupy more space than the corresponding sizes of tablets and capsules.
5. They are fragile in nature and not suitable to be filled using automated machines.