Development of metronidazole controlled release pellets in the rotary fluid-bed spray granulator

Pharmazeutische Industrie

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 448-453

  Menéndez, Juan C ^a   Sakr, Adel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

CAS 443 48 1; Eudragit L 30 D 55; Eudragit NE 30 D; Granulation, layering; Pellets; Rotary fluid bed spray granulator

Indexed keywords

ACID; BUFFER; CAS 443481; METRONIDAZOLE; PHOSPHATE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DRUG COATING; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG PELLET; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; PH;

EID: 0038116170     PISSN: 0031711X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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