Implications of photostability on the manufacturing, packaging, storage, and testing of formulated pharmaceutical products

Pharmaceutical Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 68-86

  Templeton, Allen C ^a   Xu, Hui ^a   Placek, Jiri ^a   Reed, Robert A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; STORAGE (MATERIALS);

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOSTABILITY;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 15244352067     PISSN: 15432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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