Studies on the thermal and photochemical decomposition of mebendazole

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-255

  Karim, El Fatih Idris A ^a   Ahmed, Mohamed H ^a   Salama, Rifaat B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Kinetics; Mebendazole; Photo decomposition; Stabilit y; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; BENZOIC ACID; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; GLYCEROL; MEBENDAZOLE; METHANOL; POVIDONE; SACCHARIN SODIUM; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG DECOMPOSITION; KINETICS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030580155     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5173(96)04679-0     Document Type: Article

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