founded 1995 founder kenny kramm headquarters columbia md united states key people stuart r. amos president and ceo charles j. nabit chairman website flavorx.com flavorx is a private pharmaceutical company based in columbia maryland 1 that supplies sugar free non allergenic and inert medicine flavorings and flavoring systems to pharmacies . 2 3 4 5 6 7 the company was established in 1995 in washington d.c. 8 9 it offers 18 pediatric flavors and 17 veterinary flavors which can be added to prescription and over the counter liquid medications . 10 11 12 13 the flavorings are intended to improve the palatability of their host medications by suppressing bitterness adding sweetness and or enhancing the flavor profile . 14 15 16 the flavoring of liquid medicines using these products has been shown to improve pediatric drug compliance . 17 18 19 20 the firm also sells pill glide a flavored spray designed to lubricate the mouth and throat making pills easier to swallow . 21 22 23 24 contents 1 references 1.1 notes 1.2 general references 2 external links references edit notes edit veterinary forum . 18 . forum publications . 2001 . pp. 59 . flavorx bethesda maryland launches the flavorx veterinary system for helping veterinarians entice animals to take medicine . with this system veterinarians can compound ... ernest d. chu 30 november 2010 . soul currency investing your inner wealth for fulfillment & abundance . new world library . pp. 77 . isbn 978 1 57731 773 9 . ... flavorx inc. now the leader in flavorings for medicines ... flavorx otc general pharmacy marketplace november 23 2011 . pharmacychoice.com . retrieved november 23 2011 . whitman pharmacy . whitman pharmacy . retrieved november 23 2011 . pharmacy i pharmacy services i flavoring medications . hannaford . october 6 2011 . retrieved november 23 2011 . flavorx . haysmed.com . retrieved november 23 2011 . http www.biomedcentral.com content pdf 1742 6405 3 30.pdf bertie charles forbes 2002 . forbes . 1 3 . 170 . forbes incorporated . pp. 158 . that was the easy part . flavorx pronounced flavor ex launched in 1995 was a big hit with independent pharmacies . people were driving 20 or more miles to get their prescriptions filled at the drugstore owned by kramm s mom and dad ... flavorx study presented at 3rd annual european paediatric formulation initiative eupfi conference . prweb.com . september 30 2011 . retrieved november 23 2011 . rural futures news . new york state legislative commission on rural resources . 2000 . pp . xlix . launched in 1995 the business has grown to employ 25 people in maryland . children adults and even animals can choose from over 42 flavors like creamsicle watermelon bubblegum etc. a taste for every fancy . flavorx can be ... bruce barringer ; edward d. hess ; charles f. goetz 27 february 2012 . entrepreneurship lessons for success collection . ft press . pp. 501 . isbn 978 0 13 303894 1 . in 1995 he decided to incorporate and named the business flavorx . to move the business forward he partnered with one of the largest flavoring companies in the world to help develop custom flavors that could be safely mixed with medicines ... flavorx inc. private company information businessweek . investing.businessweek.com . retrieved november 23 2011 . melody petersen 1 july 2010 . our daily meds how the pharmaceutical companies transformed themselves into slick marketing machines and hooked the nation on prescription drugs . farrar straus and giroux . pp. 46 . isbn 978 1 4299 4403 8 . this medicine flavoring service offered by a fast growing company called flavorx was advertised prominently in most of the pharmacies i visited . at the kmart pharmacy in marshalltown iowa flavorx had erected a five foot cardboard ... http www.biomedcentral.com content pdf 1742 6405 3 30.pdf http cpj.sagepub.com content 45 3 245 . short http journals.dev.aafp.org xml journal files afp 2006 0901 . svn text base afp20060901p793.pdf.svn base catherine e. burns ; ardys m. dunn ; margaret a. brady 9 april 2008 . pediatric primary care pageburst on vitalsource . elsevier health sciences . pp. 1743 . isbn 1 4377 2650 x. when prescribing pharmacologic agents or recommending otc drugs it is important to be ... of the drug the usual dosage adverse reactions and the indications and contraindications for its use in children . ... for an extra cost some pharmacies will sell flavoring products that increase palatability e.g. flavorx . ... factors that affect compliance include the following continues to be a relevant document in today s health management . http www.biomedcentral.com content pdf 1742 6405 3 30.pdf journal of exotic pet medicine compounding in the exotic practice . sciencedirect . retrieved november 23 2011 . ingentaconnect assessing the palatability of medications in children . ingentaconnect.com . september 1 2007 . retrieved november 23 2011 . keith j. slifer 21 october 2013 . a clinician s guide to helping children cope and cooperate with medical care an applied behavioral approach . jhu press . pp. 208 . isbn 978 1 4214 1112 5 . experience with a pill swallowing enhancement aid . cpj.sagepub.com . january 28 2010 . retrieved november 23 2011 . pill glide helps you swallow tablets and capsules with ease . flavorx inc . flavorx.com . retrieved november 23 2011 . journal of feline medicine & surgery a comparative study evaluating the esophageal transit time of eight healthy cats when pilled with the flavorx pill glide versus pill delivery treats . sciencedirect . retrieved november 23 2011 . general references edit nancy keene 1 april 2015 . your child in the hospital a practical guide for parents . childhood cancer guides . pp. 42 . isbn 978 1 941089 97 2 . loyd allen 30 january 2014 . ansel s pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems . lippincott williams & wilkins . pp. 104 . isbn 978 1 4698 7194 3 . stan l. block ; christopher j. harrison 2005 . diagnosis and management of acute otitis media . professional communications . pp. 118 . isbn 978 1 932610 03 1 . stephen e. wolverton 2012 . comprehensive dermatologic drug therapy . elsevier health sciences . pp. 779 . isbn 1 4377 2003 x. anne spurgeon ; nancy keene 1 september 2016 . childhood cancer a parent s guide to solid tumor cancers . childhood cancer guides . pp. 255 . isbn 978 1 941089 93 4 . cooperative farmer . 54 55 . southern states cooperative incorporated . 1998 . pp. 143 . stephen wilson 21 july 2015 . oral sedation for dental procedures in children . springer . pp. 123 . isbn 978 3 662 46626 1 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title flavorx & oldid 742120637 categories privately held companies based in marylandflavor companieshidden categories use mdy dates from november 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 20 51 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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