Extemporaneous preparations are still widely prescribed for pediatric patients with special
treatments of certain doses and/or combinations of drugs. Several problems related to …

Non-compliance, dosing inaccuracy, choking risk, flavour, and instability, are some of the
issues associated with paediatric, oral dosage forms—tablets, capsules, solutions, and …

Taste refers to those sensations perceived through taste buds on the tongue and oral cavity.
The unpleasant taste of drugs leads to the refusal of taking the medicine in the paediatric …

The suspension stability of aluminum-based adjuvant (Alum) plays an important role in
determining the Alum-antigen interaction and vaccine efficacy. Inclusion of excipients has …

Propranolol (PPN) is widely used in children to treat various cardiovascular diseases. The
availability of a suitable PPN solution should avoid recourse to extemporaneous …

Background. Extemporaneous compounding is a pharmacy practice to produce suitable
pharmaceutical preparations when there are no commercially available, licensed, and age …

A major hurdle in pediatric formulation development is the lack of safety and toxicity data on
some of the commonly used excipients. While the maximum oral safe dose for several kinds …

Objective The understanding of acceptability of existing dosage forms is limited in most of
the world and hinders the development of acceptable, age‐appropriate medicines. The …

A promising solution to customize oral drug formulations for the pediatric population has
been found in the use of 3D printing, in particular Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and …

Nicardipine hydrochloride is an anti-hypertensive drug that is used off-label to treat
hypertension in children. A previous oral formulation of nicardipine hydrochloride was …