Mechanism of the photochemical degradation of amlodipine

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 197-201

  Fasani, Elisa ^a   Albini, Angelo ^a   Gemme, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Dihydropyridine; Mechanism; Photochemistry; Photolability; Quantum yield

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; DIHYDROPYRIDINE; DIMETHYL 4 (2' CHLOROPHENYL) 2,6 DIMETHYL 1,4 DIHYDROPYRIDINE 3,5 DICARBOXYLATE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DRUG STABILITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER;

EID: 39549089313     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2007.10.040     Document Type: Article

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