Poor medication compliance results in 50% of
treatment failures each year – and adds billions to global healthcare
expenditures (1). What is one of the leading causes behind poor
compliance? Certain populations, such as children and the elderly,
require drug formats other than traditional tablets and capsules, due to
their difficulty swallowing.
That’s where
sensory enhancement of the drug experience comes into play. In general,
creating better designed drugs and more delivery options improves the
likelihood that patients will take their medications as prescribed.
Chewable tablets, orally disintegrating tablets, and liquid formulations
are all delivery formats that are easier for patients to take, and,
therefore, aid in greater rates of patient compliance.
Liquid
and semi-liquid drugs offer an alternative, customisable vehicle for
drug delivery among populations with low patient compliance. Both
solutions and suspensions are two key formats that fall within the
liquid/semi-liquid drug category. |
