06. November 2016

Abstract Pediatric pharmacists are constantly faced with the challenges of supporting children and caregivers for whom the difficulties of swallowing medicines can be a daily struggle. Most medicines are only available as tablets and capsules, and where liquid alternatives exist, these products often have issues with palatability and high costs. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the swallowing spray, Pill Glide, could help children in taking their solid and liquid medicines....

06. July 2016

Most often, large or irregular shaped tablets are very difficult to swallow, particularly for pediatric and geriatric patients. It is estimated that over 16 million Americans are clinically diagnosed with dysphagia, and as many as 40% of all Americans ha ve at least some difficulty in swallowing. Traditional film coatings and waxes, are usually applied to these tablets, but these provide only a visual gloss, or color to the tablet, but do nothing to ease the difficul ty of swallowing. Studies...