Table 1.

The recovery of hydrocortisone from three different hydrocortisone formulations administered through NG tubes, collected with water flush and quantified by LC‐MS

	0.5 mg dose			2 mg dose
	Mean in mg	Standard deviation	% delivery of target dose	Mean in mg	Standard deviation	% delivery of target dose
Liquid suspension
6Fr	0.46	0.17	92%	1.26	0.31	63%
8Fr	0.46	0.06	91%	1.29	0.16	64%
10Fr	0.32	0.16	65%	1.22	0.27	61%
12Fr	0.39	0.10	78%	1.29	0.12	65%
Crushed tablets
6Fr	0.29	0.11	59%	0.81	0.09	40%
8Fr	0.38	0.16	77%	0.83	0.18	42%
10Fr	0.35	0.05	70%	0.83	0.14	42%
12Fr	0.87	0.59	174%	1.91	0.68	96%
Hydrocortisone granules
6Fr	0.33	0.07	66%	1.23	0.14	61%
8Fr	0.33	0.02	66%	1.35	0.24	67%
10Fr	0.36	0.05	72%	1.38	0.06	69%
12Fr	0.42	0.09	83%	1.84	0.27	92%