Impact of Tablet Size and Shape on the Swallowability in Older Adults

Impact of Tablet Size and Shape on the Swallowability in Older Adults

Older adults represent the major target population for oral medications, due to the high prevalence of multimorbidity. To allow for successful pharmacological treatments, patients need to adhere to their medication and, thus, patient-centric drug products with a high level of acceptability by the en...

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Main Authors: Henriette Hummler, Cordula Stillhart, Lisa Meilicke, Michael Grimm, Elischa Krause, Marwan Mannaa, Maik Gollasch, Werner Weitschies, Susanne Page
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
solid oral dosage forms
swallowability
medicine acceptability
preference
older adults
geriatric patients
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/15/4/1042

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