Application of process analytical technology in tablet process development using NIR spectroscopy: Blend uniformity, content uniformity and coating thickness measurements

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 108-118

  Moes, Johannes J ^a,b   Ruijken, Marco M ^a   Gout, Erik ^a   Frijlink, Henderik W ^b   Ugwoke, Michael I ^a  

^a Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blend uniformity; Content uniformity; NIR; Process analytical technology; Tablet coating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG COATING; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET PROPERTY; TABLET THICKNESS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TABLETS, ENTERIC-COATED;

EID: 42749083254     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.01.062     Document Type: Article

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