Study of the phase behavior of polyethylene glycol 6000-itraconazole solid dispersions using DSC

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 272, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 181-187

  Wang, Xin ^a   Michoel, Armand ^a   Van Den Mooter, Guy ^a  

^a Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Itraconazole; Phase separation; Polyethylene glycol 6000

Indexed keywords

ITRACONAZOLE; MACROGOL 6000;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISPERSION; DRUG PURITY; EVAPORATION; MELTING POINT; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXCIPIENTS; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1442348823     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2003.11.026     Document Type: Article

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