Modification of theophylline release with alginate gel formed in hard capsules

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Sriamornsak, Pornsak ^a   Sungthongjeen, Srisagul ^b  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alginate; Controlled release; Hard capsules; Hydrogel matrices; Sustained release; Theophylline

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ACETATE; GELATIN; THEOPHYLLINE; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED RELEASE FORMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; GEL; PH; CHEMISTRY; MICROCAPSULE; SOLUBILITY;

ALGINATES; CAPSULES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; GELS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOLUBILITY; THEOPHYLLINE;

EID: 34447579052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/pt0803051     Document Type: Article

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