Challenges of developing palatable oral paediatric formulations

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 365, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Cram, Anne ^a   Breitkreutz, Jörg ^b   Desset Brèthes, Sabine ^c   Nunn, Tony ^d,e   Tuleu, Catherine ^f  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c WSJ 340811   (Switzerland)

^d ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CLAROSIP; DRUG ADDITIVE; EXCIPIENT; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FLAVOR; PALATABILITY; PATENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE PREFERENCE;

EID: 57049111496     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.09.015     Document Type: Note

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