Yoghurt as a deglutition aid for oral medication: effects on famotidine powder dissolution rate and pharmacokinetics

Abstract Deglutition aid foods are used to help patients with dysphagia take oral medications. Yoghurt is occasionally used to help swallow medications; however, its influence on pharmacokinetics is poorly understood. Yoghurt made with Lactococcus cremoris subsp. cremoris FC has a characteristic vis...

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Main Authors: Yayoi Gotoh, Yoshiyuki Tabata, Shinya Sugiura, Michiko Obara, Takashi Tomita, Toshio Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29258-9