I have observed that 50 % of my pediatric patients had difficulty in taking their prescribed medicines. The toddlers are the most difficult ones. Personally even my daughter was hospitalized due to pneumonia because of poor compliance and intake of medicines.
Some liquid medicines now are flavoured but despite of this, some patients still spit and close theirs mouths when the syrup is given. I think the "vehicle " for the medicine must be change into a candy form just like a lollipop. Children will be attracted to the candy on a stick and won't be threatened by "the swinging spoonful of medicine".
At present antibiotic beads are use for bone infections, radioactive implants for some cancers ,maybe the development of candies will be a breeze for pharmaceutical companies. 4
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