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Taste is one of the most important parameter which is responsible for patient compliance. Bitter or obnoxious taste of drugs is a regular problem in the treatment of patients due to their unwillingness to swallow such formulation especially in children and elders. Oral administration of bitter drugs with an acceptable degree of palatability is an important factor for health care providers, especially for pediatric patients. Various oral pharmaceuticals, food and beverage products, and bulking agents have unpleasant, bitter taste components. Thus, masking of unpleasant taste characteristics of drug is an important factor in the formulation. This review describes the recent taste masking technologies by studying various methodologies for masking the bitter and obnoxious taste of drugs that includes taste masking by addition of flavouring and sweetening agents, Microencapsulation, Polymers Used For Coating, Prodrug Approach, Gel Formation, Granulation, Ion Exchange Resins, Solid Dispersion, Addition of Effervescent Agents, Taste Masking By Liposomes And Multiple Emulsion Technique, Bitterness Inhibitors, Taste Masking With Salt Preparation, Addition of Anesthetizing / Desensitizing Agents. These all taste masking technologies are discussed in the given review article.