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ArticlePharmaceutics2020

A Pediatrics Utilization Study in The Netherlands to Identify Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Suitable for Inkjet Printing on Orodispersible Films.

J Carolina Visser, Lisa Wibier, Olga Kiefer, Mine Orlu, Jörg Breitkreutz, Herman J Woerdenbag, Katja Taxis

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

J Carolina VisserDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4315-0802
Lisa WibierDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Olga KieferInstitute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Mine OrluSchool of Pharmacy, University College London, London WC1N 1AX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2047-5025
Jörg BreitkreutzInstitute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
Herman J WoerdenbagDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
Katja TaxisDepartment of PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology and Economics, University of Groningen, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEUniversity College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe use of medication in pediatrics, children aged 0-5 years, was explored so as to identify active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) suitable for inkjet printing on a plain orodispersible film (ODF) formulation in a pharmacy.

methodsThe database IADB.nl, containing pharmacy dispensing data from community pharmacies in the Netherlands, was used to explore medication use in the age group of 0-5 years old, based on the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification code (ATC code). Subsequently, a stepwise approach with four exclusion steps was used to identify the drug candidates for ODF formulation development.

resultsthere were 612 Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) that were dispensed to the target group, mostly antibiotics. Of the APIs, 221 were not registered for pediatrics, but were used off-label. After the exclusion steps, 34 APIs were examined regarding their suitability for inkjet printing. Almost all of the APIs were sparingly water soluble to practically insoluble.

conclusionPharmaceutical inkjet printing is a suitable new technique for ODF manufacturing for pediatric application, however the maximal printed dose as found in the literature remained low. From the selected candidates, only montelukast shows a sufficiently high water-solubility to prepare a water-based solution. To achieve higher drug loads per ODF is ambitious, but is theoretically possible by printing multiple layers, using highly water-soluble APIs or highly loaded suspensions.

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drug utilization researchorodispersible filmspediatricspharmaceutical inkjet printingpharmacy

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