An investigation into the release of cefuroxime axetil from taste-masked stearic acid microspheres. III. The use of DSC and HSDSC as means of characterising the interaction of the microspheres with buffered media

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-219

  Robson, H ^a   Craig, D Q M ^a   Deutsch, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cefuroxime axetil; Differential scanning calorimetry; Microsphere; Stearic acid; Taste masking

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; BUFFER; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; MICROSPHERE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM; STEARIC ACID; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG RELEASE; MELTING POINT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE; TEMPERATURE;

BUFFERS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSPHERES; PRODRUGS; SOLUBILITY; STEARIC ACIDS; TASTE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034713401     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(00)00416-6     Document Type: Article

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