Development and chemical stability studies of alcohol-free phenobarbital solution for use in pediatrics: A technical note

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 939-943

  Jelveghari, Mitra ^a   Nokhodchi, A ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MEDWAY SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical stability; Ethanol free formulations; Phenobarbital; Shelf life; Solubility

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BUTYL PARABEN; GLYCEROL; PHENOBARBITAL; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SACCHARIN SODIUM; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG SOLUTION; DRUG STABILITY; SHELF LIFE;

ALCOHOLS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG STABILITY; PEDIATRICS; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; PHENOBARBITAL; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 57149129722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/s12249-008-9112-2     Document Type: Article

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