Moisture uptake and its influence on pressurized metered-dose inhalers

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 153-162

  Williams III, Robert O ^a   Hu, Chengjiu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b DuPont Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery performance; Hydrofluoroalkanes; Moisture uptake; pMDIs; Solubility

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; APAFLURANE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; METHANOL; NORFLURANE; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; PROPELLANT; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; WATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTAINER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METERED DOSE INHALER; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BECLOMETHASONE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; HUMIDITY; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME FACTORS; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE; WATER;

EID: 0034014928     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDT-100100530     Document Type: Article

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