Swallowing dysfunction and dysphagia is an unrecognized challenge for oral drug therapy

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 430, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 197-206

  Stegemann, S ^a   Gosch, M ^b   Breitkreutz, J ^c  

^a CAPSUGEL   (France)

^b Hospital Hochzirl   (Austria)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Geriatric; Oral drug delivery; Oral medication; Pediatric; Swallowing issues

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; CLOZAPINE; FLUPHENAZINE; GENERIC DRUG; HALOPERIDOL; LOXAPINE; NITRAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; PALIPERIDONE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; VINCRISTINE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAPSULE OPENING; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRUSHING STRENGTH; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING HOME; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLID ORAL DRUG DOSAGE FORM; SWALLOWING; TABLET CRUSHING; XEROSTOMIA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; TABLET FORMULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGE FACTORS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DEGLUTITION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84949929936     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2012.04.022     Document Type: Review

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