The filling of powders into two-piece hard capsules

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 227, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 5-26

  Jones, Brian E ^a,b  

^a SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excipient properties; Filling properties; Formulation optimisation; Hard capsules; Instrumented machines; Machine simulators; Powder; Powder plug formation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA LACTOSE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; CELLULOSE; CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM; DILUENT; DISINTEGRATING AGENT; ELCEMA; EXCIPIENT; FENOPROFEN; GLIDING AGENT; GLYCEROL PALMITOSTEARATE; INDOMETACIN; KETOPROFEN; LACTOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; SILICON DIOXIDE; STARCH; STARCH 1500; STEARIC ACID; TALC;

CAPSULE FILLING; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; MACHINE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATOR; TABLET COMPRESSION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0035807464     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(01)00781-5     Document Type: Note

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