Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs

In the past, the administration of medicines for children mainly involved changes to adult dosage forms, such as crushing tablets or opening capsules. However, these methods often led to inconsistent dosing, resulting in under- or overdosing. To address this problem and promote adherence, numerous i...

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Main Authors: Simšič Tilen, Planinšek Odon, Baumgartner Ana
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-06-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2024-0015
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description In the past, the administration of medicines for children mainly involved changes to adult dosage forms, such as crushing tablets or opening capsules. However, these methods often led to inconsistent dosing, resulting in under- or overdosing. To address this problem and promote adherence, numerous initiatives, and regulatory frameworks have been developed to develop more child-friendly dosage forms. In recent years, multiparticulate dosage forms such as mini-tablets, pellets, and granules have gained popularity. However, a major challenge that persists is effectively masking the bitter taste of drugs in such formulations. This review therefore provides a brief overview of the current state of the art in taste masking techniques, with a particular focus on taste masking by film coating. Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of taste masking are also discussed and commented on. Another important issue that arises frequently in this area is achieving sufficient dissolution of poorly water-soluble drugs. Since the simultaneous combination of sufficient dissolution and taste masking is particularly challenging, the second objective of this review is to provide a critical summary of studies dealing with multiparticulate formulations that are tackling both of these issues.
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spelling doaj-art-258e75fb52a24494897edab4b27756fb2025-02-03T03:49:01ZengSciendoActa Pharmaceutica1846-95582024-06-0174217719910.2478/acph-2024-0015Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugsSimšič Tilen0Planinšek Odon1Baumgartner Ana21Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, 1000Ljubljana, Slovenia1Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, 1000Ljubljana, SloveniaIn the past, the administration of medicines for children mainly involved changes to adult dosage forms, such as crushing tablets or opening capsules. However, these methods often led to inconsistent dosing, resulting in under- or overdosing. To address this problem and promote adherence, numerous initiatives, and regulatory frameworks have been developed to develop more child-friendly dosage forms. In recent years, multiparticulate dosage forms such as mini-tablets, pellets, and granules have gained popularity. However, a major challenge that persists is effectively masking the bitter taste of drugs in such formulations. This review therefore provides a brief overview of the current state of the art in taste masking techniques, with a particular focus on taste masking by film coating. Methods for evaluating the effectiveness of taste masking are also discussed and commented on. Another important issue that arises frequently in this area is achieving sufficient dissolution of poorly water-soluble drugs. Since the simultaneous combination of sufficient dissolution and taste masking is particularly challenging, the second objective of this review is to provide a critical summary of studies dealing with multiparticulate formulations that are tackling both of these issues.https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2024-0015multiparticulate dosage formstaste maskingpaediatricfilm coatingsolubility enhancementevaluation methods
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Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
Acta Pharmaceutica
multiparticulate dosage forms
taste masking
paediatric
film coating
solubility enhancement
evaluation methods
title Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
title_full Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
title_fullStr Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
title_full_unstemmed Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
title_short Taste-masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
title_sort taste masking methods in multiparticulate dosage forms with a focus on poorly soluble drugs
topic multiparticulate dosage forms
taste masking
paediatric
film coating
solubility enhancement
evaluation methods
url https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2024-0015
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