Abstract: A tablet-pressing apparatus comprising i) a hopper (10), ii) a tablet-pressing table (20) in which there is provided a die (30) for containing material that is to be pressed into a tablet, and iii) a punch (40) for pressing material in the die (30) to form a tablet is described. The components (10, 24, 30, 40, 42, 50) of the apparatus that come into contact with the material or the tablets may be disposable and thus readily replaced at low-cost. For example, the table (20) may comprise a removable top plate (24) so that after the tablet-pressing apparatus has been used to produce a batch of tablets, the top plate (24) may be disposed of and replaced with a fresh top plate. The apparatus may then be used to press a batch of tablets of a different composition without needing to clean the top of the table (20).