Diamond Shelley, Lavallee Danielle C
Pedipharm Consultants, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2010 Apr;49(4):391-3. doi: 10.1177/0009922809355313. Epub 2010 Jan 28.
Barriers to swallowing tablets and capsules can impact adherence to medication regimens. Few tools are currently available to assist adolescent children who have difficulty swallowing tablets and capsules. A convenience sample of adolescent children, identified through selfreport as having difficulty in swallowing tablets or capsules in the past, were provided Pill Glide, a flavored spray promoted to aid swallowing. To emulate medication administration, a tic tac (candy) was placed in the middle of the tongue, and with a drink of water, the participant was instructed to swallow the tic tac. Success or failure to swallow the tic tac was recorded. A total of 11 adolescent children ranging in age from 9 to 17 years reported past difficulty with swallowing medication. Seven of the 11 participants were successful in swallowing the tic-tac with the use of Pill Glide. This initial assessment of Pill Glide spray demonstrates positive findings for improving the ease of swallowing tablets and capsules for adolescents.
吞咽片剂和胶囊的障碍会影响药物治疗方案的依从性。目前几乎没有工具可帮助难以吞咽片剂和胶囊的青少年儿童。通过自我报告确定过去有吞咽片剂或胶囊困难的青少年儿童便利样本，被给予了Pill Glide，一种宣传有助于吞咽的调味喷雾剂。为模拟药物服用，将一粒薄荷糖（糖果）放在舌头中部，并让参与者喝一口水，然后指示其吞咽薄荷糖。记录吞咽薄荷糖的成功或失败情况。共有年龄在9至17岁之间的11名青少年儿童报告过去有吞咽药物困难。11名参与者中有7名使用Pill Glide成功吞咽了薄荷糖。对Pill Glide喷雾剂的这一初步评估显示，在改善青少年吞咽片剂和胶囊的 ease方面有积极发现。 （注：原文中“ease”未明确准确意思，这里保留原文未翻译完整）
