Design of a fixed-dose paediatric combination of artesunate and amodiaquine hydrochloride

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 387, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 19-25

  Okwelogu, C ^a   Clark, B ^b   de Matas, M ^b   Ifudu, D ^a   Igwilo, C ^a   Silva, B ^a   York, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amodiaquine hydrochloride; Artesunate; Fast disintegrating granules; Paediatric formulation; Stability; Wet granulation

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ARTESUNATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULE; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMIDITY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77649178899     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2009.11.028     Document Type: Article

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