Particle size limits to meet USP content uniformity criteria for tablets and capsules

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1049-1059

  Rohrs, Brian R ^a,b   Amidon, Gregory E ^a   Meury, Richard H ^a,c   Secreast, Pamela J ^a   King, Harry M ^a,b   Skoug, Connie J ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b BAUSCH AND LOMB   (United States)

^c ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsule; Content uniformity; Particle size; Tablet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG CAPSULE; NOMOGRAM; PARTICLE SIZE; TABLET;

EID: 33646582376     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.20587     Document Type: Note

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