An overview of the different excipients useful for the direct compression of tablets

Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Today

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 58-63

  Jivraj, Mira ^a   Martini, Luigi G ^b   Thomson, Carol M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOPECTIN; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; DRUG; EXCIPIENT; LACTOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; STARCH;

DRUG FORMULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 0034141429     PISSN: 14615347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1461-5347(99)00237-0     Document Type: Review

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