Prednisone Asthma

"Nasty Asthma Drug Transormed into a Taste Treat..." 

Medications such as Prednisolone, Prednisone and Dexamethasone are used to treat asthma, plus a variety of disorders, but unfortunatey due to bitter taste, are very difficult for young patients to swallow.

.......To combat this, FLAVORx Inc, the flavoring specialists for prescription and over-the-counter medications, has developed a proven and successful formulation to convert corticosteroid medications into palatable liquids.

In children especially, the bitter taste of corticosteroid drugs can be enough to warrant refusal of the medication and in some cases involuntary vomiting, when the drug is simply too unpleasant to a young palate.

In extreme cases children that require these medications daily have been found to become nauseous several hours before having to take them just from psychological anticipation.

Studies have shown that upwards of 20% of children (aged 2-10) experience vomiting after ingesting oral prednisolone. Frequent or repeated vomiting can lead to much more severe complications beyond just the sheer horrendous experience.

More importantly, when a child spits up a medication, there is no certainty as to how much medication has actually been ingested. The concern thus arises for parents, guardians and healthcare practitioners as to whether another dose should be administered, or if in fact, a child would actually be given too much medication.

FLAVORx's unique formulation to negate the bitterness of corticosteroid medications has been taste-approved and stability-tested to ensure a much more pleasant experience while still maintaining the complete efficacy of the drug. In addition, to date, FLAVORx has reported no incidence of vomiting after ingesting prednisolone flavored with its unique formulation from patients.

Combined with proprietary materials such as the FLAVORx Bitterness Suppressor and Sweetening Enhancer, flavors such as FLAVORx's Sour Apple, Raspberry and Grape, successfully mask the bitter flavor of all oral corticosteroids such as prednisolone and dexamethasone.

Other more palatable corticosteroids such as trade name Orapred® are commonly more favorable to children, however, can be quite costly. While on average, having a generic medication flavored by the pharmacy using the FLAVORx system costs only $1.88 to $3.00.

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