Dosage Forms Suitability in Pediatrics: Acceptability of Antibiotics in a German Hospital.

ABSTRACT: Although drug acceptability can have a significant impact on patient adherence in pediatric therapy, data are limited, even for common therapeutic areas. We present the second part of an acceptability study conducted at the University Children's Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany. The study investigated the acceptability of most commonly used antibiotics in a pediatric hospital setting. The researchers used the acceptability reference framework to score the acceptability of five antibiotics based on 150 real-life observer reports of medicine intake. Four antibiotics assessed in this study were formulated as preparations for injection (ampicillin, ampicillin/sulbactam, ceftriaxone, and gentamicin) and one as a powder for oral liquid suspension (co-amoxiclav). All the antibiotics formulated as pre

SUBMITTER: Klingmann V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10740640 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature