The better the flavour, and the more choice the child has, results in greater compliance and happier parents.

Assoc. Prof R. Guibert

Dept. of General Practice, Monash University

WE MAKE MEDICINE A LOT LESS YUCKY

FLAVORx® is the first medical taste technology to be introduced into Australian pharmacies.FLAVORx® is a unique formulary system that enables pharmacists to change the flavour of liquid over the counter or prescription medicines with more than 40 different flavours, without altering their effectiveness or changing their strength.

FLAVORx® has been available in the USA for over 10 years, following years of research, development and testing. Already, pharmacists have flavoured over 50 million prescriptions with FLAVORx® with no adverse events.

• Improves palatability: eases the stress and anxiety from the lives of children suffering from illness
• Assists compliance thereby promoting a faster recovery period

HOW DOES FLAVORx® WORK?

With FLAVORx® your pharmacist is able to offer solutions and choices to parents when their children refuse to take medicines.

Flavouring is achieved by adding small amounts and combinations of the highest medical grade food flavours at the time of dispensing. FLAVORx® is a range of exclusive flavours and a formulary, specific to Australian medications, to ensure a standardised mixture for each medicine being flavoured.

As part of this service your pharmacist will provide a compliance chart enabling parents to track their children's health progress, ensuring medicine is taken as prescribed as well as efficacy of treatment.

PEACE OF MIND - Quality Use of Medicines

In accordance with the Quality Use of Medicines in Australia you can seek assurance in the following:

• FLAVORx® has been cleared by the TGA and State Pharmacy Boards.
• All flavourings undergo extensive testing regimens including pH, organoleptic and HPLC stability testing to ensure FLAVORx® DOES NOT compromise the stability or bioavailability of the medication prescribed.

Please contact your local Bluebell Pharmacy for further information.