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A Randomized, Open, Single-Administration, Cross-Over Study to Investigate the Acceptability, Swallowability, Palatability, and Preference of Different Oral Placebo Formulations in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]

Pharmaceutics
Background: There is a paucity of systematic investigations of the acceptability and preference of alternative oral drug formulations in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The use of appropriate oral dosage forms has the potential to circumvent challenges
Hans Martin Bosse, Kotryna Karosaite, Carolin Kloft, Melanie Schütte, Marc Pawlitzki, Philipp Albrecht, Sharmishtha Chauhan, Isabelle Gallou, Sebastien Chabaud, Tushar Sawai, Haripriya Tumuluri, Manfred Wargenau, Lucas-Sebastian Spitzhorn, Viviane Klingmann   +13 more
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A randomised controlled crossover study to assess adherence and palatability of a porridge supplement compared to a drink-based supplement in hospitalised older adults at risk of malnutrition [PDF]

Journal of Nutritional Science
Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are essential adjuncts in managing malnutrition in hospitalised older people. This study aimed to explore the adherence and palatability of a new porridge supplement (PS) compared to a standard drink-based supplement ...
Samantha Jane Meredith, Kate A. Sheppard, Philip C. Calder, Harnish P. Patel, Stephen Eu Ruen Lim   +4 more
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Acceptability of minitablets in soft food. A randomised cross-over study in children [PDF]

Frontiers in Pharmacology
ObjectiveTo evaluate the acceptability of placebo minitablets mixed with different volumes of soft food in children aged 6 months to 7 years.MethodsIn this UK hospital-based, randomised cross-over study, children received placebo minitablets in yoghurt ...
Jennifer C. Duncan, Rebecca Page, Janet Clark, Gabrielle Seddon, Joy Slater, Andrea Gill, Silothabo Dliso, Udeme Ohia, Nikolaos Skoutelis, Leonie Wagner-Hattler, Adrian Baumgartner, Angela Sprunk, Peter Kühl, Louise Bracken   +13 more
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“I Would Have to Hold Him and Pin Him Down”: Caregiver Experiences of Administering Drug‑Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment to Children in KwaZulu‑Natal, South Africa [PDF]

Annals of Global Health
Background: The lack of child‑friendly, second‑line drug‑resistant tuberculosis (DR‑TB) medication in South Africa often leads to the use of adult formulations, which are not always suitable for children.
Boitumelo Seepamore, Nirupa Misra, Brittney J van de Water, Jennifer Furin, Shriya Misra   +4 more
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Sex Differences in Medicine Acceptability: A New Factor to Be Considered in Medicine Formulation

Pharmaceutics, 2019
Palatability is a recognized driver of medicine acceptability in pediatrics but deemed less relevant in older populations due to sensory decline. Preliminary findings from an observational study implicated palatability problems with one Alzheimer’s
Catherine Tuleu, Fabrice Ruiz, Alexander Keeley   +2 more
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Alleviating Astringency in Persimmon Fruit for Enhanced Palatability and Consumer Acceptability

EDIS
Persimmon fruits are classified as astringent or non-astringent, depending on the level of astringency the unripe or partially ripe fruit exhibit at the time of harvest.
Ali Sarkhosh, Fariborz Habibi, Jeffrey K. Brecht   +2 more
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Influence of Cooking Methods on Consumers' Juiciness Acceptability and Palatability of Broiler Chicken Meat

Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2015
Consumers' juiciness acceptability and overall palatability of 8 - 10 week old broiler chicken meat cooked by boiling and by roasting were evaluated. A 6- person trained and experienced consumer sensory pahel was used in the evaluation.
E F Fabiyi
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Acceptability of oral liquid pharmaceutical products in older adults: palatability and swallowability issues [PDF]

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background In institutional care, oral liquid pharmaceutical products are widely prescribed for older patients, especially for those with swallowing disorders.
Emilie Belissa, Thibault Vallet, Sandra Laribe-Caget, Alain Chevallier, François-Xavier Chedhomme, Fattima Abdallah, Nathalie Bachalat, Sid-Ahmed Belbachir, Imad Boulaich, Vanessa Bloch, Anne Delahaye, Mathieu Depoisson, Amélie Dufaÿ Wojcicki, Stéphane Gibaud, Anne-Sophie Grancher, Caroline Guinot, Celia Lachuer, Laurent Lechowski, Patrick Leglise, Abdel Mahiou, Sylvie Meaume, Corinne Michel, Hugues Michelon, Yann Orven, Ines Perquy, Matthieu Piccoli, Maïté Rabus, Annie-Claude Ribemont, Jean-Paul Rwabihama, Jean-Hugues Trouvin, Fabrice Ruiz, Vincent Boudy   +31 more
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Optimising child-friendly TB preventive treatment regimens [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends rifamycin-based TB preventive treatment (TPT) for children, but factors influencing regimen acceptability are not well understood.
C. Mulder, A.J. Bergman, F. Mulatu, R. Chaisson, G. Churchyard, A. Bedru, D. Kerrigan, N. Salazar-Austin   +7 more
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Acceptability of 100-mg moxifloxacin in children with rifampicin-resistant TB in three high-burden countries [PDF]

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: Routinely, a 400-mg tablet of moxifloxacin is used in children with rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB), but it has very poor acceptability. We describe the acceptability of a 100-mg dispersible moxifloxacin among children and their caregivers in
N. Suryavanshi, H.R. Draper, G. Dhumal, S. Bagchi, N.T. Castillo-Carandang, A. Marthinus, A.M.A. Cheong, A. Kinikar, M. Paradkar, A. Gupta, J.D.R. Ocampo, M.V.G. Frias IV, D.J.O. Casalme, A. Hesseling, A.J. Garcia-Prats, M. Palmer, G. Hoddinott, L. Viljoen, on behalf of the CATALYST Trial Team   +18 more
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