A Systematic Literature Review on the Assessment of Palatability and Swallowability in the Development of Oral Dosage Forms for Pediatric Patients.

Palatability and swallowability of oral dosage forms are important considerations in the development of medications for pediatric populations. As a result of recent legislation, the number of pharmaceutical products being developed with formulations for children is increasing. However, there are limited recommendations and published literature regarding appropriate palatability and swallowability assessment scales in pediatric patients.