Sampling bias in blending validation and a different approach to homogeneity assessment

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Kræmer, Jeannette ^a   Svensson, Jørgen Ryhl ^a   Melgaard, Henrik ^a  

^a NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blending; Normal distribution; Sampling; Sampling bias; Thief

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG QUALITY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; TABLET FORMULATION;

DRUG COMPOUNDING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELECTION BIAS; TABLETS;

EID: 0032967124     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-100102162     Document Type: Article

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