Solid oral dosage forms for children - Formulations, excipients and acceptance issues

Journal of Applied Therapeutic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 141-146

  Stoltenberg, Ines ^a   Winzenburg, Gesine ^b   Breitkreutz, Jörg ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Novartis Pharma AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chewable tablets; Minitablets; Multiparticulates; Orodispersible dosage forms; Paediatric drug formulations

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTESUNATE PLUS MEFLOQUINE; CETIRIZINE; DESITIN; EXCIPIENT; LIQUITABS; METHYLPHENIDATE; MONTELUKAST; ONDANSETRON; SETOFILM; SINUPRET; SUGAR; TERBINAFINE; TRIAMINIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

CHEWABLE TABLET; CHEWING GUM; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG COATING; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID; TABLET FORMULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77958046287     PISSN: 10292659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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