18. August 2018
Older adults with multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and complex health needs are the major consumer of health care. Ensuring that medicines are used safely, effectively, and delivered efficiently in this population is challenging. In this context, the approach to medicines delivery should seek to overcome some of the difficulties of delivering medicines to older people, and ensure each medication is delivered by the optimal and most convenient route for the patient in question. However, this poses...
14. February 2018
Solid oral dosage forms (SODF) are drug vehicles commonly prescribed by physicists in primary and secondary cares, as they are the most convenient for the patient and facilitate therapy management. Concerns regarding unintended adhesion of SODF during oro-esophageal transit remain, especially in multimorbid patients, bedridden patients and patients suffering from dysphagia.
24. December 2017
Drug therapy for children is one of the cornerstone developments that have sharply reduced childhood mortality. Despite this, many challenges remain in ensuring that children receive safe and effective drug therapy. There are unique issues in treating children with oral medication relating to development, existing formulations and medication acceptability. Medication acceptability in children is complex relating to a wide range of factors, including drug palatability.
12. November 2017
Taste masking increases drug acceptability and medication adherence in pediatric, geriatric, and other special patient populations.
25. September 2017
Medicines play a key role in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases, they slow down or halt disease progression and ease symptoms of diseases. For a medicine to work properly though, it has to be used correctly, i.e. at the right dose, at the right time and by the right directions.
04. August 2017
Despite significant advances in pharmaceutical and biotechnological drug discovery, the global population is plagued with many challenging diseases.
27. July 2017
With the XStraw® drinking straw, a product innovation by the company DS-Technology GmbH, the intake of drugs is made incredibly easy and becomes more convenient for patients with swallowing difficulties and the elderly - because drinking with a straw is the most wonderful thing for little ones and grown-ups alike.
17. July 2017
The selection and design of age-appropriate formulations intended for use in paediatric and geriatric patients are dependent on multiple factors affecting patient acceptability, safety and access.
19. June 2017
A frovatriptan ODT formulation was successfully developed by Quality by Design. It represents an effective alternative to conventional tablets, allowing easier oral administration (also to paediatric and geriatric people) and very faster drug dissolution, enhancing patient compliance and facilitating an earlier treatment of migraine attacks.
09. June 2017
The main objective of this novel study was to develop chlorpheniramine maleate orally disintegrating films (ODF) using hot-melt extrusion technology and evaluate the characteristics of the formulation using in vitro and in vivo methods.