Decrease of the stage-2 deposition in the twin impinger during storage of beclomethasone dipropionate dry powder inhalers in controlled and uncontrolled humidities

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-194

  Geuns, Eduard R M ^a   Toren, Johan S ^a   Barends, Dirk M ^a   Bult, Auke ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deposition; Dry powder inhalers; Humidity; Storage conditions; Twin impinger

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRY POWDER; HUMIDITY; METERED DOSE INHALER;

EID: 0031390432     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(97)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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