Stability of fumagillin in an extemporaneously prepared ophthalmic solution

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 547-550

  Abdel Rahman, Susan M ^a   Nahata, Milap C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Compounding; Diluents; Fumagillin bicyclohexylammonium; Hydrogen ion concentration; Photodecomposition; Sodium chloride; Solutions, ophthalmic; Stability; Storage; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; DILUENT; EYE DROPS; FUMAGILLIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RETENTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STERILITY; DRUG STORAGE; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0343527214     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/56.6.547     Document Type: Article

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