FLAVORx
| Company type | 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
- ^ "About — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Pharmacy I Pharmacy Services I Flavoring Medications". Hannaford. October 6, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "FlavoRx™". haysmed.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-6405-3-30.pdf
- ^ "FLAVORx » OTC General » Pharmacy Marketplace - November 23, 2011". Pharmacychoice.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Whitman Pharmacy". Whitman Pharmacy. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "FLAVORx Study Presented at 3rd Annual European Paediatric Formulation Initiative (EuPFi) Conference". Prweb.com. September 30, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "FLAVORx Pediatric Flavoring — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "FLAVORx Veterinary Flavoring — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "FLAVORx, Inc.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-6405-3-30.pdf
- ^ http://cpj.sagepub.com/content/45/3/245.short
- ^ http://journals.dev.aafp.org/XML-journal-files/afp/2006/0901/.svn/text-base/afp20060901p793.pdf.svn-base
- ^ http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1742-6405-3-30.pdf
- ^ "Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine : Compounding in the Exotic Practice". ScienceDirect. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "ingentaconnect Assessing the palatability of medications in children". Ingentaconnect.com. September 1, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Experience With a Pill-Swallowing Enhancement Aid". Cpj.sagepub.com. January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Pill Glide helps you swallow tablets and capsules with ease. — FLAVORx Inc". Flavorx.com. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "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.