Investigation of hypromellose particle size effects on drug release from sustained release hydrophilic matrix tablets

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 952-958

  Mitchell, Shawn A ^a   Balwinski, Karen M ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled release; HPMC; Hypromellose; Matrix system; Particle size

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; KETOPROFEN; METHYLCELLULOSE; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; PARACETAMOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MATRIX TABLET; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; VISCOSITY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CAFFEINE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; EXCIPIENTS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; KETOPROFEN; METHYLCELLULOSE; METOPROLOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; TABLETS; THEOPHYLLINE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34648818908     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639040601134132     Document Type: Article

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