In-line quantification of drug and excipients in cohesive powder blends by near infrared spectroscopy

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 386, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 138-148

  Liew, C V ^a   Karande, A D ^a   Heng, P W S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cohesive powder blend; IBC bin blender; In line quantification; Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy; Premixing; Prism

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; LACTOSE; MAGNESIUM STEARATE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; CELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXCIPIENTS; LACTOSE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; STEARIC ACIDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 74149083917     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.11.011     Document Type: Article

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