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Disguising the Taste of Antiretrovirals for Pediatric Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: Creative Flavor Compounding and Techniques, Part 2

Author(s): Horace Alexis E, Akbarian-Tefagh Jessica

Issue: Nov/Dec 2013 - Volume 17, Number 6

Page(s): 446-450

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Abstract

Adherence to antiretrovirals for pediatric patients is challenging for a variety of reasons, many of which are quite obvious. The medication’s taste and texture may contribute to a child’s resistance to following their regimen. To make the problem of compliance even more complex, there are fewer pediatric-friendly formulations available and fewer alternative options for antiretrovirals when compared to formulations and alternatives available to adults. For the sake of compliance, it is vital that parents and/or caregivers be offered innovative ways to disguise the taste of antiretrovirals for pediatric patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Compounding pharmacists can play an important role in finding answers to this situation. This article provides an in-depth discussion on some of the specific flavoring and taste-masking options that are available in the effort to increase adherence in the pediatric patient population.

Related Keywords

  • antiretroviral agents
  • children
  • infants
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • HIV
  • acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • AIDS
  • patient adherence
  • disguising taste
  • flavoring
  • aftertaste
  • didanosine
  • stavudine
  • tenofovir
  • zidovudine
  • abacavir
  • emtricitabine
  • lamivudine
  • efavirenz
  • nevirapine
  • fosamprenavir
  • lopinavir
  • ritonavir
  • nelfinavir
  • tipranavir
  • FLAVORx
  • palatability
  • medium chain triglycerides
  • MCTs

Related Categories

  • CANCER AND AIDS
  • EXCIPIENTS
  • PEDIATRICS
  • PATIENT COMPLIANCE
  • INFECTIOUS DISEASE

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