Evolution of a physiological pH 6.8 bicarbonate buffer system: Application to the dissolution testing of enteric coated products

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-157

  Liu, Fang ^a,b   Merchant, Hamid A ^a   Kulkarni, Rucha P ^a   Alkademi, Maram ^a   Basit, Abdul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate media; Biorelevant dissolution; Enteric coatings; Modified release; pH sensitive polymers; Physiological buffers

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; PHTHALIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; SUCCINIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; IN VITRO STUDY; PH MEASUREMENT; TABLET DISINTEGRATION TIME;

BICARBONATES; BUFFERS; DOSAGE FORMS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 79953163697     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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