The crystallisation of a model hydrophobic drug (terfenadine) following exposure to humidity and organic vapours

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 284, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Samra, Raya M ^a   Buckton, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amorphous; Gravimetric vapour sorption; Hydrophobic; Isothermal microcalorimetry; Rate of sorption

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROPANOL; TERFENADINE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG STABILITY; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROCALORIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TERFENADINE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 5344243745     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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