Symposium 9: Enteral Feeding & Soft Foods: Supporting Medication Dosing in Pediatrics & the Hospitalized

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PT

Location:Grand Ballroom I-K

CE: 1.5

Chair & Faculty(s)

Elimika Fletcher, PharmD, PhD

Policy Lead/Senior Clinical Pharmacologist, Office of Clinical Pharmacology
US Food & Drug Administration

Faculty(s)

Rachel Meyers, PharmD

Clinical Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Univ
Karen Thompson, PhD

Senior Principal Scientist, Preclinical Development
Merck & Co

This Symposium will be useful to clinicians, including pediatricians and pharmacists, plus pharmaceutical and regulatory scientists, including PharmDs and PhDs in the areas of formulation, biopharmaceutics and clinical pharmacology.

Goals & Objectives:

Following the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

Explain the clinical considerations and resources for information related to dosing oral formulations with soft foods or via enteral feeding tubes;
Discuss the appropriate design of in vitro and in vivo studies to support the dosing of oral formulations with soft foods or enteral feeding tubes;
Discuss considerations of incorporating clinical and patient perspective to ensure coverage of the various types of tubing used and soft food likely eaten in the relevant target population.

Presentations:

It’s a Jungle Out There: Administering Medications With Enteral Feeding & Soft Foods to Pediatric Patients in the Real World
Faculty: Rachel Meyers, PharmD – Rutgers Univ
Clinical Pharmacology Perspective on Supporting Dosing of Drugs via Feeding Tubes & With Soft Foods
Chair & Faculty: Elimika Fletcher, PharmD, PhD – US Food & Drug Administration
Formulation Considerations to Support Dosing of Drugs via Feeding Tubes & With Soft Foods
Faculty: Karen Thompson, PhD – Merck & Co
Faculty Panel Discussion, Questions & Answers, Learner Feedback & Evaluation