The in vitro dissolution of theophylline from different types of hard shell capsules

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1163-1169

  Podczeck, Fridrun ^a   Jones, Brian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SHIONOGI AND CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug dissolution; Gelatin capsules; Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose capsules; Two piece hard shell capsules

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LACTOSE; MACROGOL; THEOPHYLLINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EXCIPIENT; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; METHYLCELLULOSE; WATER;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HARDNESS; IN VITRO STUDY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROCAPSULE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POWDER; SOLUBILITY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAPSULES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; GELATIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POWDERS; SOLUBILITY; THEOPHYLLINE; WATER;

EID: 0036408812     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-120014583     Document Type: Article

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