Abstract:This paper reviews the theory of releasing drugs on floating sustained-release dosage forms for gastric retention and influential factors of floating and evaluation on dosage quality control.According to the development on the dosage forms in recent decades,such retention systems are important for drugs that are best for absorption in the stomach or upper the intestine as well as for controlling release of the drugs having site-specific absorption limitations.Retention of drug delivery system in stomach prolongs overall gastrointestinal transit time,thereby resulting in improved bioavailability and efficiency for some drugs.