Analysis of weight uniformity, content uniformity and 30-day stability in halves and quarters of routinely prescribed cardiovascular medications

Journal of Veterinary Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-39

  Margiocco, Marco L ^a   Warren, Jamie ^a   Borgarelli, Michele ^a   Kukanich, Butch ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Tablet splitting; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; AMLODIPINE BESYLATE; ATENOLOL; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; ENACARD; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; PIMOBENDAN; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETMEDIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET FORMULATION; WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CATS; DOGS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TABLETS; VETERINARY DRUGS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 67649387960     PISSN: 17602734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvc.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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