An evaluation of tools via patient-reported outcome measures to assess the acceptability of existing oral liquid medicines within a paediatric inpatient populat

Introduction

• Palatability of liquid medicines is a recognised challenge within the paediatric population
• Acceptability: “The overall ability of the patient and its caregiver to use the medicine as intended”
• Patient needs must be met when medicines are designed
• Patient acceptability of a medicinal product is likely to have a significant impact on adherence and consequently, on its safety and efficacy.
• Currently no guidance of how ‘acceptability’ should be measured in an age-appropriate
  paediatric setting

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