Influence of disintegrant type and proportion on the properties of tablets produced from mixtures of pellets

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-107

  Lundqvist, A E K ^a,b   Podczeck, F ^b   Newton, J M ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compaction; Disintegration; Model drug; Pellets; Statistical analysis; Tablets

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISINTEGRATING AGENT; GLYCEROL STEARATE; IRON OXIDE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PELLET; DRUG RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TABLET; TABLET DISINTEGRATION; TABLET FRIABILITY; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET PROPERTY;

EID: 0030894060     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(96)04800-4     Document Type: Article

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