Artikel ; Online: Development of a new age-appropriate, chewable tablet of mebendazole 500 mg for preventive chemotherapy of soil-transmitted helminth infections in pre-school and school-age children.
2023 Band 188, Seite(n) 217–226
Abstract: The aim of this study was to develop an age-appropriate tablet of mebendazole 500 mg to be used in large donation programs by the World Health Organization (WHO) for preventive chemotherapy of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in pre-school and ... ...
Abstract | The aim of this study was to develop an age-appropriate tablet of mebendazole 500 mg to be used in large donation programs by the World Health Organization (WHO) for preventive chemotherapy of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in pre-school and school-age children living in tropical and subtropical endemic areas. To that end, a new oral tablet formulation was developed that can be either chewed or given to young (≥1 year old) children by spoon after rapid disintegration to a soft mass with the addition of a small amount of water directly on the spoon. Although the tablet was manufactured using conventional fluid bed granulation, screening, blending, and compression processes, one of the main challenges was to combine properties of a chewable, dispersible, and regular (solid) immediate release tablet to meet the predefined requirements. The tablet disintegration time was below 120 s, allowing for administration by the "spoon method". The tablet hardness was higher (160-220 N) than normally applicable for chewable tablets, permitting shipment along a lengthy supply chain in a primary 200-tablet count bottle packaging. In addition, the resulting tablets are stable for 48 months in all climatic zones (I-IV). In this article, several aspects of the development of this unique tablet are described, including formulation, process development, stability, clinical acceptability testing, and regulatory filing. |
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Mesh-Begriff(e) | Animals ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Humans ; Helminthiasis/drug therapy ; Helminthiasis/prevention & control ; Helminthiasis/epidemiology ; Helminths ; Mebendazole ; Soil ; Tablets |
Chemische Substanzen | Mebendazole (81G6I5V05I) ; Soil ; Tablets |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2023-05-18 |
Erscheinungsland | Netherlands |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1065368-5 |
ISSN | 1873-3441 ; 0939-6411 |
ISSN (online) | 1873-3441 |
ISSN | 0939-6411 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.ejpb.2023.05.013 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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