Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for Pharmacists
The preparation of liquid oral dosage forms for paediatric patients may pose a challenge on pharmacies. Marketed ready-to-use suspension vehicles do have advantages and disadvantages. In order to overcome the disadvantages a dedicated suspension vehicle, which can be prepared by every pharmacy, was...
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doaj-d7c394afa1e94ecbb5b784da234e88c52021-10-02T19:25:13ZengDe GruyterPharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy2365-24112365-242X2018-06-013211311910.1515/pthp-2018-0008Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for PharmacistsBruns Cornelia0Ober Michael1Gesundheit Nord gGmbH, Clinical Center Bremen-Mitte, Pharmacy Department, St.-Jürgen-Straße 1, 28177Bremen, GermanyHeidelberg University Hospital, Pharmacy Department, Im Neuenheimer Feld 670, 69120Heidelberg, GermanyThe preparation of liquid oral dosage forms for paediatric patients may pose a challenge on pharmacies. Marketed ready-to-use suspension vehicles do have advantages and disadvantages. In order to overcome the disadvantages a dedicated suspension vehicle, which can be prepared by every pharmacy, was cooperatively developed by pharmacist specialists on a national level in Germany. Marketed as well as pharmacy prepared suspension vehicles provide added value for pharmacy preparations for the special need of paediatric patients of different age groups.https://doi.org/10.1515/pthp-2018-0008oral suspensionssuspending vehiclesextemporaneous preparationpaediatric dosage formsappropriate excipients |
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Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for Pharmacists |
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Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for Pharmacists |
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Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for Pharmacists |
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Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for Pharmacists |
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Development and Preparation of Oral Suspensions for Paediatric Patients – a Challenge for Pharmacists |
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development and preparation of oral suspensions for paediatric patients – a challenge for pharmacists |
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De Gruyter |
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Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy |
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2365-2411 2365-242X |
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2018-06-01 |
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The preparation of liquid oral dosage forms for paediatric patients may pose a challenge on pharmacies. Marketed ready-to-use suspension vehicles do have advantages and disadvantages. In order to overcome the disadvantages a dedicated suspension vehicle, which can be prepared by every pharmacy, was cooperatively developed by pharmacist specialists on a national level in Germany. Marketed as well as pharmacy prepared suspension vehicles provide added value for pharmacy preparations for the special need of paediatric patients of different age groups. |
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oral suspensions suspending vehicles extemporaneous preparation paediatric dosage forms appropriate excipients |
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