Delivery devices for the administration of paediatric formulations: Overview of current practice, challenges and recent developments

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 415, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 221-231

  Walsh, Jennifer ^a   Bickmann, Deborah ^b   Breitkreutz, Joerg ^c   Chariot Goulet, Maryvonne ^d  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

Delivery devices; Oral; Paediatric; Parenteral; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; GROWTH HORMONE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; INSULIN; MIDAZOLAM; SUMATRIPTAN; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE;

DEVICE; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAOCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METERED DOSE INHALER; MIGRAINE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POWDER INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYRINGE; VACCINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 79960196391     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.05.048     Document Type: Review

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