Comparison of granular and tablet properties for products produced by forced air and microwave/vacuum drying

Pharmaceutical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 48-63

  Killeen, Michael J ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Research   (United States)

^b Parke Davis Mfg Technical Services   (United States)

^c PRATT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Arnold Marie Schwartz Coll P   (United States)

^e ISPE's International Board ^*  (United States)

^f PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLDOPA; PARACETAMOL;

AIR; DISSOLUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HARDNESS; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; POROSITY; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TABLET; VACUUM;

EID: 0032905852     PISSN: 02738139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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