Scale-up of an oil/water cream containing 40% diethylene glycol monoethyl ether

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-77

  Williams, Sandra O ^a   Long, Susan ^a   Allen, John ^a   Wells, Mickey L ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cream; Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether; Scale up; Semisolids; Topicals; Transcutol

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOETHYL ETHER; EXCIPIENT; HEXADECANOL; POLIDOCANOL; POLYOXYETHYLENE STEARYL ETHER; TOPICAL AGENT; WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; COOLING; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EMULSION; MICROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION; SOLUBILITY;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EMULSIONS; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; EXCIPIENTS; OILS; OINTMENTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EID: 0033968292     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-100100329     Document Type: Article

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