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FDA Draws the Line Between “Candy and “Drug”

Posted by Jeff Worthington on April 9, 2026
Candy Like Drugs

The increasing use of flavored, chewable, and rapidly dissolving dosage forms has transformed the patient experience of taking medicines—particularly for pediatric and geriatric populations. At the same time, these innovations have raised an important regulatory question: When does a medicine become “too much like candy”?

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Senopsys/BMS 2016 AAPS Presentation – A Structured Taste Masking Process for Developing Palatable Pediatric Chewable Tablets

Posted by David Tisi on November 14, 2016

Senopsys and Bristol-Myers Squibb presented results of a process used to develop palatable pediatric chewable tablet formulations for two APIs with different taste masking challenges. Development followed a two-stage design: Stage 1 – Taste Assessment to quantify the taste masking challenge. Stage 2 – Taste Optimization following a sensory-directed formulation development approach. Click here to

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