Effects of plantain and corn starches on the mechanical and disintegration properties of paracetamol tablets

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Akin Ajani, Olufunke D ^a   Itiola, Oludele A ^a   Odeku, Oluwatoyin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Binding agent; Brittle fracture; Corn starch; Paracetamol; Plantain starch; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; STARCH;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FRUIT; MUSACEAE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; RELATIVE DENSITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TABLET DISINTEGRATION; TABLET DISINTEGRATION TIME; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 27744580131     PISSN: 15309932     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/pt060357     Document Type: Article

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