Magnesium stearate increases salbutamol sulphate dispersion: What is the mechanism?

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 62-69

  Tay, Tracy ^a   Das, Shyamal ^a   Stewart, Peter ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Force control agents; Magnesium stearate; Mechanisms of dispersion; Respiratory delivery; Surface energy

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DRUG COATING; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MIXTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXER; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ALBUTEROL; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG SYNERGISM; STEARIC ACIDS;

EID: 70449704060     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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