Pediatric Drug Delivery Systems - Drinking Straw, XStraw
Harro Höfliger offers a mature solution for the filling and closing of drinking straws for the oral administration of multiparticular (as a drug delivery system). The practical application of the XStraw product is based on the oral intake of multiparticular with a liquid through a drinking straw.
For application in pediatrics for children and for the elderly having difficulty swallowing: For oral intake of multiparticulates, XStraw offers an attractive alternative in addition to portion packs and freely dosable liquid media. Especially for children, intake method and taste play an important role.
Safe intake of the drug is based on a pre-portioned straw. This method guarantees complete and comfortable administration with a liquid of your choice. A moving control filter provides visual control and ensures complete consumption of the drug.
In order to test products for research and development, up-scalable processes are required. When entering into XStraw production, Harro Höfliger offers a semi-automatic forming, filling and assembling unit, representing the basic manufacturing procedure of the production machine on a small scale.