Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?

Nowadays the adjustment of medication for each patient is at the center of health strategy. Children can be considered as specific targets with their own specificities. In the oral route field some examples of drugs especially adapted to children can be found. Design is introduced in drug formulatio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pascale Gauthier, Jean-Michel Cardot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/1/1/5
_version_ 1797759899169456128
author Pascale Gauthier
Jean-Michel Cardot
author_facet Pascale Gauthier
Jean-Michel Cardot
author_sort Pascale Gauthier
collection DOAJ
description Nowadays the adjustment of medication for each patient is at the center of health strategy. Children can be considered as specific targets with their own specificities. In the oral route field some examples of drugs especially adapted to children can be found. Design is introduced in drug formulation to offer a better choice of products and now, children can be considered as partners in their own treatment. Enhanced comprehension of children's requirements can also lead to creation of drugs that improve compliance.
first_indexed 2024-03-12T18:51:06Z
format Article
id doaj.art-f0e146024dd34c4a90cedfdba9e62b8d
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2075-4426
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-12T18:51:06Z
publishDate 2011-12-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Journal of Personalized Medicine
spelling doaj.art-f0e146024dd34c4a90cedfdba9e62b8d2023-08-02T07:15:52ZengMDPI AGJournal of Personalized Medicine2075-44262011-12-011151610.3390/jpm1010005Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?Pascale GauthierJean-Michel CardotNowadays the adjustment of medication for each patient is at the center of health strategy. Children can be considered as specific targets with their own specificities. In the oral route field some examples of drugs especially adapted to children can be found. Design is introduced in drug formulation to offer a better choice of products and now, children can be considered as partners in their own treatment. Enhanced comprehension of children's requirements can also lead to creation of drugs that improve compliance.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/1/1/5pediatric drugsoral administrationdesign
spellingShingle Pascale Gauthier
Jean-Michel Cardot
Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?
Journal of Personalized Medicine
pediatric drugs
oral administration
design
title Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?
title_full Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?
title_fullStr Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?
title_full_unstemmed Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?
title_short Developing Drugs for Children and the Adjustment of Medication—Is It a New Challenge or an Adaptation of Past Ideas?
title_sort developing drugs for children and the adjustment of medication is it a new challenge or an adaptation of past ideas
topic pediatric drugs
oral administration
design
url http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/1/1/5
work_keys_str_mv AT pascalegauthier developingdrugsforchildrenandtheadjustmentofmedicationisitanewchallengeoranadaptationofpastideas
AT jeanmichelcardot developingdrugsforchildrenandtheadjustmentofmedicationisitanewchallengeoranadaptationofpastideas