Review of bilayer tablet technology

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 461, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 549-558

  Abebe, Admassu ^a   Akseli, Ilgaz ^b   Sprockel, Omar ^a   Kottala, Niranjan ^a   Cuitiño, Alberto M ^c  

^a BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^b BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilayer tablet manufacturing; Delamination; Interfacial strength; Layered tablets; Tablet compression

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; EXCIPIENT; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; TABLET;

AXIAL STRENGTH TEST; BILAYER MEMBRANE; BILAYER TABLET; CRUSHING STRENGTH; DRUG STORAGE; LAYER THICKNESS; LAYER WEIGHT; LUBRICATION; MACHINE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOISTURE; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE; TABLET; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET HARDNESS; TABLET MACHINE; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET SURFACE; TABLET THICKNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL DIFFUSION; WEIGHT CONTROL; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACEUTICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXCIPIENTS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PRESSURE; TABLETS; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 84892971335     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: 18733476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2013.12.028     Document Type: Review

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