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\"WBAL-TV-logo\"<\/a>COLUMBIA, Md<\/strong>. \u2014Flavors like bubble gum or banana could be the key to getting a child to take their medications.<\/p>\n

Whether it’s the pill or the will, for children, taking their medicine can be a bitter pill to swallow, but it goes down a little easier when it’s their favorite flavor.<\/p>\n

“It gives mothers and children some control over how they want their medication, and medicine can be a real challenge. Mothers find it very stressful, children equally,” said Stuart Amos, president and CEO of FLAVORx. “For 10 years and beyond, we have developed a formula of different combinations of tastes that work well with liquid medications, so our job is to provide the best taste choices for children.”<\/p>\n

Columbia-based FLAVORx has made it simple. A pharmacist can mix it up, and thanks to a machine called the fill-master, the work is already done for them.<\/p>\n

“It’s got a database of about 5,000 drugs and it knows the name, volume and strength of each medication and the flavors that work with that medication,” said Chad Baker of FLAVORx.<\/p>\n

Parents can also get online with their kids and meet Fred at FLAVORx.com and enter the medication, for example, Tamiflu, and it gives the best flavor choices.<\/p>\n

“We do a lot of research, a lot of studies just to make sure it’s a good match,” said Ursula Chizhik, FLAVORx’s director of pharmacy.<\/p>\n

There are 12 different flavors, and most pharmacies offer FLAVORx, but it’s on a parent to ask for it.<\/p>\n