Medication adherence is a growing concern for public health and poor adherence to therapy has been associated with poor health outcomes and higher costs for patients. Interventions for improving adherence need to consider the…

Recently there has been an increased interest to develop specialised dosage forms that are better suited to specific patient populations, such as paediatrics and geriatrics. In these patient populations the acceptability of the oral…

The shortlist of the CPhI Pharma Award finalists is out. The potential winners are: Excellence in Pharma: API Development Cambrex – Crystallisation Screening and Process Development Service Cambrex – Innovative Synthesis of…

Minitablets are solid oral forms, which, due to their size (1-3 mm), may be easily swallowed by children. The administration of minitablets in a certain number of units allows for flexible dosing for a broad age group of paediatric…

Modified-release oral dosage forms are commonly used in pharmaceutics to delay or sustain the release of drugs. Nowadays, they are only marketed as solid dosage forms such as capsules or tablets. Therefore, the development of a liquid…

Professor Richard Ross from the University of Sheffield explains in this video the problematics of children suffering from adrenal insufficiency and the new treatment developed with the partners in the TAIN project. It is the first…

In the field of paediatrics the lack of evidence-based knowledge about treatment options for children is still remarkably high, which may result in administration of inaccurate dosages and inappropriate formulations of drugs in young…

Pediatric population is a sensitive sector of the healthcare and pharmaceutical field with additional needs compared to the adult population. Extemporaneous formulations for children are generally prepared by manipulating adult…

This leaflet offers advice about the common ingredients used to make up children’s medicines. These ingredients are called ‘excipients' All forms of medicine contain ingredients as well as the drug – these are called excipients.…

Oral pediatric formulations are either ready-to-use or require manipulation, and multi-use or single-use. Strong encouragement for preservative-free pediatric formulations has resulted in fewer multi-use solutions or suspensions in favor of…