FLAVORx

FLAVORx, Inc.
Private company
Industry Retail Pharmacy
Founded 1994
Founder Kenny Kramm
Headquarters Columbia, MD, United States
Key people
 Stuart R. Amos
(President and CEO)
Charles J. Nabit
(Chairman)
Website FLAVORx.com

FLAVORx is a private pharmaceutical company based in Columbia, Maryland,[1] that supplies sugar-free,[2] non allergenic[3] and inert[4] medicine flavorings and flavoring systems to pharmacies.[5][6] The company was established in 1994 in Washington, D.C.[7] It offers 18 pediatric flavors[8] and 17 veterinary flavors[9] which can be added to prescription and over-the-counter liquid medications.[10]

The flavorings are intended to improve the palatability of their host medications by suppressing bitterness, adding sweetness, and/or enhancing the flavor profile.[11][12][13] The flavoring of liquid medicines using these products has been shown to improve pediatric drug compliance.[14][15][16] The firm also sells Pill Glide, a flavored spray designed to lubricate the mouth and throat, making pills easier to swallow.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "About — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Pharmacy I Pharmacy Services I Flavoring Medications". Hannaford. October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ "FlavoRx™". haysmed.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-6405-3-30.pdf
  5. ↑ "FLAVORx » OTC General » Pharmacy Marketplace - November 23, 2011". Pharmacychoice.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Whitman Pharmacy". Whitman Pharmacy. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "FLAVORx Study Presented at 3rd Annual European Paediatric Formulation Initiative (EuPFi) Conference". Prweb.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  8. ↑ "FLAVORx Pediatric Flavoring — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ "FLAVORx Veterinary Flavoring — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  10. ↑ "FLAVORx, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  11. ↑ http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-6405-3-30.pdf
  12. ↑ http://cpj.sagepub.com/content/45/3/245.short
  13. ↑ http://journals.dev.aafp.org/XML-journal-files/afp/2006/0901/.svn/text-base/afp20060901p793.pdf.svn-base
  14. ↑ http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-6405-3-30.pdf
  15. ↑ "Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine : Compounding in the Exotic Practice". ScienceDirect. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  16. ↑ "ingentaconnect Assessing the palatability of medications in children". Ingentaconnect.com. September 1, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Experience With a Pill-Swallowing Enhancement Aid". Cpj.sagepub.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Pill Glide helps you swallow tablets and capsules with ease. — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Journal of Feline Medicine & Surgery : A comparative study evaluating the esophageal transit time of eight healthy cats when pilled with the FlavoRx pill glide versus pill delivery treats". ScienceDirect. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
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