Drug agglomeration and dissolution - What is the influence of powder mixing?

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 156-164

  Kale, Kamakshi ^a   Hapgood, Karen ^a   Stewart, Peter ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deagglomeration; Dissolution; Laser diffraction particle sizing; Poorly water soluble drugs

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; LACTOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG AGGLOMERATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; LASER DIFFRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG STABILITY; INDOMETHACIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POWDERS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 63149159764     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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