eprintid: 1433799 rev_number: 36 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/43/37/99 datestamp: 2014-07-04 18:54:55 lastmod: 2021-09-20 00:30:59 status_changed: 2014-07-04 18:54:55 type: article metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Walsh, J creators_name: Cram, A creators_name: Woertz, K creators_name: Breitkreutz, J creators_name: Winzenburg, G creators_name: Turner, R creators_name: Tuleu, C creators_name: European Formulation Initiative, title: Playing hide and seek with poorly tasting paediatric medicines: do not forget the excipients ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G08 keywords: Dosage form, Excipient, Formulation, Paediatric, Palatability, Taste masking note: This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. abstract: The development of paediatric medicines can be challenging since this is a diverse patient population with specific needs. For example, the toxicity of excipients may differ in children compared to adults and children have different taste preferences. Acceptable palatability of oral paediatric medicinal products is of great importance to facilitate patient adherence. This has been recognised by regulatory authorities and so is becoming a key aspect of paediatric pharmaceutical development studies. Many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have aversive taste characteristics and so it is necessary to utilise taste masking techniques to improve the palatability of paediatric oral formulations. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of different approaches to taste masking APIs in paediatric oral dosage forms, with a focus on the tolerability of excipients used. In addition, where possible, the provision of examples of some marketed products is made. date: 2014-06-30 official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2014.02.012 vfaculties: VFLS oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_source: PubMed elements_id: 938477 doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2014.02.012 pii: S0169-409X(14)00034-9 language_elements: ENG lyricists_name: Tuleu, Catherine lyricists_id: CTULE65 full_text_status: public publication: Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews volume: 73 pagerange: 14 - 33 event_location: Netherlands issn: 0169-409X citation: Walsh, J; Cram, A; Woertz, K; Breitkreutz, J; Winzenburg, G; Turner, R; Tuleu, C; Walsh, J; Cram, A; Woertz, K; Breitkreutz, J; Winzenburg, G; Turner, R; Tuleu, C; European Formulation Initiative; - view fewer <#> (2014) Playing hide and seek with poorly tasting paediatric medicines: do not forget the excipients. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews , 73 14 - 33. 10.1016/j.addr.2014.02.012 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addr.2014.02.012>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1433799/1/1-s2.0-S0169409X14000349-main.pdf