Evaluation of breadfruit and cocoyam starches as exodisintegrants in a paracetamol tablet formulation

Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 385-389

  Adebayo, A S ^a   Itiola, O A ^a,b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; STARCH;

ARTICLE; TABLET DISINTEGRATION TIME; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET HARDNESS;

EID: 0031695132     PISSN: 14608081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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