Lyophilization of unit dose pharmaceutical dosage forms

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 595-602

  Thapa, P ^a,b   Baillie, A J ^a   Stevens, H N E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Freeze drying; Lyophilization; Lyophilized dosage form; Nasal insert

Indexed keywords

CARBOMER; MANNITOL; METHYLCELLULOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; FREEZE DRYING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STABILITY; FREEZE DRYING; MANNITOL; METHYLCELLULOSE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS;

EID: 0037570788     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DDC-120018648     Document Type: Article

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