A new method to predict flowability using a microscale fluid bed

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 418-424

  Räsänen, Eetu ^a   Antikainen, Osmo ^a   Yliruusi, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flowability; Fluid bed; Formulation; Pre formulation

Indexed keywords

EXCIPIENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PARACETAMOL; STEARIC ACID; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FLOW RATE; FLOWMETER; FLUIDIZATION; POWDER; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TABLET FORMULATION; VELOCITY; WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICS; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; POWDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STEARIC ACIDS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 3543099662     PISSN: 15309932     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/pt040453     Document Type: Article

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