Evaluation of Grewia polysaccharide gum as a suspending agent

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-173

  Nep, Elijah I ^a   Conway, Barbara R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grewia polysaccharide gum; Ibuprofen; Oral suspension; Suspending agent

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; GREWIA POLYSACCHARIDE GUM; GUM ARABIC; IBUPROFEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUSPENDING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHAN;

AIR DRYING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; FLOCCULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FREEZE DRYING; GREWIA; GREWIA MOLLIS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; SEDIMENTATION; VISCOSITY; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 79955935461     PISSN: 09751491     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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