The effect of relative humidity on electrostatic charge decay of drugs and excipient used in dry powder inhaler formulation

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 967-974

  Elajnaf, Abdulmajid ^a   Carter, Paul ^a   Rowley, Geoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charge decay; Corona charging; Dry powder inhaler; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA LACTOSE; EXCIPIENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRY POWDER; ELECTRICITY; HUMIDITY; POWDER INHALER;

AEROSOLS; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; ELECTROSTATICS; EXCIPIENTS; HUMIDITY; IPRATROPIUM; LACTOSE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; POWDERS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 34648814987     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040601134207     Document Type: Article

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