Melt pelletisation of a hygroscopic drug in a high shear mixer: Part 2. Mutual compensation of influence variables

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-110

  Thies, R ^a   Kleinebudde, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Granule growth; High shear mixer; Hygroscopic drug; Melt pelletisation; Pellet

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL STEARATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WETTABILITY;

ABSORPTION; ANTICONVULSANTS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; GLYCEROL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; STEARATES; VALPROIC ACID; WATER;

EID: 0034099327     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(99)00085-8     Document Type: Article

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