Polymorphism of progesterone: Relative stabilities of the orthorhombic phases I and II inferred from topological and experimental pressure-temperature phase diagrams

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1657-1670

  Barrio, Maria ^a   Espeau, Philippe ^b   Tamarit, Josep Lluis ^a   Perrin, Marc Antoine ^a,b   Veglio, Nestor ^a   Ceolin, René ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Calorimetry (DSC); Clapeyron equation; High pressure differential thermal analysis; Polymorphism; Progesterone; Solid state stability; Specific volume of liquids; Thermodynamics; X ray powder diffractometry

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG STABILITY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 66049084327     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21541     Document Type: Review

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