Taste acceptability of pulverized brand-name and generic drugs containing amlodipine or candesartan
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Taste acceptability of pulverized brand-name and generic drugs containing amlodipine or candesartan / P. Uestuener, A. Ferrarini, M. Santi, C. Mardegan, M.G. Bianchetti, G.D. Simonetti, G.P. Milani, S.A.G. Lava. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS. - ISSN 0378-5173. - 468:1-2(2014), pp. 196-198. [10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.04.035]
Abstract:
Trials with pulverized brand-name antihypertensive drugs suggest that, from the perspective of taste acceptability, crushed candesartan, chlortalidon, hydrochlorothiazide, lercanidipine and lisinopril should be preferred to pulverized amlodipine, atenolol, bisoprolol, enalapril, irbesartan, losartan, ramipril, telmisartan and valsartan. Brand-name antihypertensive drugs and the corresponding generic medicines have never been compared with respect to their taste acceptability. We therefore investigated among healthy health care workers the taste acceptability of a pulverized 1 mg-test dose of the brand-name and two generics containing either the dihydropyridine calcium-channel blocker amlodipine (Norvasc1, Amlodipin-Mepha1 and Amlodipin Pfizer1) or the angiotensin receptor antagonist candesartan (Atacand1, Cansartan-Mepha1 and Pemzek1). For this purpose, a smiley-face scale depicting four degrees of pleasure was used. Between November and December 2013, the taste test was performed among 19 nurses (15 female and 4 male subjects) and 12 physicians (5 female and 7 male subjects) aged between 25 and 49 years. Pulverized brand-names and generics containing either amlodipine or candesartan did not differ with respect to their taste acceptability.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Angiotensin receptor antagonists; Calcium-channel blockers; Hypertension; Medication adherence; Taste perception
Elenco autori:
P. Uestuener, A. Ferrarini, M. Santi, C. Mardegan, M.G. Bianchetti, G.D. Simonetti, G.P. Milani, S.A.G. Lava
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