Influence of Medication Taste on Pediatric Prescribers' Prescribing Habits

Influence of Medication Palatability on Prescribing Habits of Pediatric Prescribers

The purpose of this study is to see if a medication taste test influences the prescribing habits of pediatric prescribers at Mayo Clinic.

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects possess prescriptive authority (e.g. MD, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, medication therapy management pharmacists)
• subjects have prescribed at least one of the study medications from one of the medication classes to pediatric patients at an outpatient clinic in the three months preceding the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• subjects do not prescribe any of the tested medications
• subject has an allergy to all of the study medications
• subject is pregnant or breastfeeding
• subject has a medical condition that prevents them from being involved in the taste test

Participants are advised to be within or accessible to the Rochester, MN area during study recruitment and accessible afterwards via mail, email or fax.