Potential application of silicified microcrystalline cellulose in direct-fill formulations for automatic capsule-filling machines

Pharmaceutical Development and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-59

  Guo, Mintong ^b   Augsburger, Larry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b Geneva Pharmaceutical Technology Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsules; Compression; Dissolution; Formulation; Silicified microcrystalline cellulose; Sodium stearyl fumarate and filler

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE; EXCIPIENT; FILLER; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GELATIN; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; PARACETAMOL; PIROXICAM; SILICIFIED MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; SILICON DIOXIDE; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAPSULE FILLING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; PHARMACEUTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET COMPRESSION;

CELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SILICON DIOXIDE; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0037235141     PISSN: 10837450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDT-120017523     Document Type: Article

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