A study of in situ fluid bed melt granulation using response surface methodology

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 497-513

  Kukec, Simon ^a   Vrecer, Franc ^a,b   Dreu, Rok ^b  

^a KRKA D D   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Carvedilol; Central composite design; Fluid bed melt granulation; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG GRANULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; FLUID BED MELT GRANULATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SOLID STATE;

EID: 84876585242     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: 18469558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10007-012-0033-y     Document Type: Article

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