Role of residual solvents in the formation of volatile compounds after radiosterilisation of cefotaxime

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-212

  Barbarin, N ^a   Rollmann, B ^a   Tilquin, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cefotaxime; Headspace; Odour modification; Radiolysis; Radiosterilisation; Residual solvent

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; VOLATILE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RADIATION STERILIZATION; RADIOLYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

CEFOTAXIME; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GAMMA RAYS; ODORS; OXIMES; RADIATION; SOLVENTS; STERILIZATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0032990265     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00374-3     Document Type: Article

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