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Paediatric Medicinal Formulation Development: Utilising Human Taste Panels and Incorporating Their Data into Machine Learning Training

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PHARMACEUTICS
Volume 15, Issue 8, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082112

Keywords

taste panels; artificial neural networks (ANNs); paediatric drug formulations; taste masking; taste assessment; paediatric formulation development; machine learning

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This review paper discusses the use of human taste panels and artificial neural networks (ANNs) in taste-masking paediatric drug formulations. Young adults (18-40) can serve as suitable substitutes for children due to their similar taste sensitivity. Taste panellists need not be experts in sensory evaluation, but should be screened for bitterness taste detection thresholds. ANNs can model complex relationships and enable predictions in taste-masking optimization. Continuous refinement of machine learning algorithms can enhance paediatric formulation development and overcome taste-masking challenges.
This review paper explores the role of human taste panels and artificial neural networks (ANNs) in taste-masking paediatric drug formulations. Given the ethical, practical, and regulatory challenges of employing children, young adults (18-40) can serve as suitable substitutes due to the similarity in their taste sensitivity. Taste panellists need not be experts in sensory evaluation so long as a reference product is used during evaluation; however, they should be screened for bitterness taste detection thresholds. For a more robust evaluation during the developmental phase, considerations of a scoring system and the calculation of an acceptance value may be beneficial in determining the likelihood of recommending a formulation for further development. On the technological front, artificial neural networks (ANNs) can be exploited in taste-masking optimisation of medicinal formulations as they can model complex relationships between variables and enable predictions not possible previously to optimise product profiles. Machine learning classifiers may therefore tackle the challenge of predicting the bitterness intensity of paediatric formulations. While advancements have been made, further work is needed to identify effective taste-masking techniques for specific drug molecules. Continuous refinement of machine learning algorithms, using human panellist acceptability scores, can aid in enhancing paediatric formulation development and overcoming taste-masking challenges.

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