| AC | antral contraction |
| ACW | antral contraction wave |
| AUC | area under the curve |
| BCS | biopharmaceutics classification |
| BE | bioequivalence |
| CI | confidence interval |
| CFD | computational fluid dynamics |
| GE | gastric emptying |
| GET | gastric emptying time |
| HPC-SL | hydroxypropyl cellulose SL |
| HPMC | hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose |
| IVIVC | in-vitro in-vivo correlation |
| LOD | loss on drying |
| ODF | orodispersible film |
| PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| PSD | particle size distribution |
| RSD | relative standard deviation |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| TAC | terminal antrum contraction |
| TC | tonic contraction |
| TD | tadalafil |
| TDF | tadalafil-loaded ODF |
| TD-TAB | tadalafil-loaded tablet |
| T/R | test sample/reference sample ratio |