Weight variability of pharmacist-dispensed split tablets

Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Washington, D.C. : 1996)

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 200-205

  Rosenberg, Jack M ^a   Nathan, Joseph P ^a   Plakogiannis, Fotios ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHARMACIST; STANDARD; TABLET; UNITED STATES;

DRUG COMPOUNDING; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACOPOEIAS; TABLETS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036514538     PISSN: 10865802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/108658002763508498     Document Type: Article

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