18. January 2017
INTRODUCTION The orally disintegrating tablet, or ODT, offers an easy-to-take alternative form to consumers of over-the-counter (OTC) treatments who perhaps do not have access to water, and patients of prescribed drugs who cannot, or will not, swallow standard oral dosage forms, such as tablets and capsules. It is not only patients at either end of the age spectrum – the very old and the very young – who suffer from an inability to swallow, or dysphagia, either, with a recent study...
15. March 2016
Paediatrics and geriatrics both represent highly heterogenous populations and require special consideration when developing appropriate dosage forms. This paper discusses similarities, differences and considerations with respect to the development of appropriate medicine formulations for paediatrics and geriatrics. Arguably the most significant compliance challenge in older people is polypharmacy, whereas for children the largest barrier is taste. Pharmaceutical technology has progressed...
07. January 2016
Patient adherence is an important consideration when designing drug-delivery systems, devices, and related components and is leading advances in drug delivery. This patient-centric innovation is driving new ways to integrate pharmaceuticals, drug-delivery devices, wearables, and mobile technology as well as to develop greater patient-friendly drug-delivery devices that facilitate self-administration of drugs, including highly concentrated biologics. DCAT Value Chain Insights (VCI) examines the...