A formulation strategy for solving the overgranulation problem in high shear wet granulation

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2434-2440

  Osei Yeboah, Frederick ^a   Zhang, Minglun ^a   Feng, Yushi ^b   Sun, Changquan Calvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

compaction; formulation; granulation; materials science; powder technology; tablet

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; EXCIPIENT; LACTOSE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; WATER; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DIBASIC, ANHYDROUS; CELLULOSE; TABLET;

ARTICLE; DRUG GRANULATION; HIGH SHEAR WET GRANULATION; POWDER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW; TABLET COMPRESSION; TABLET FORMULATION; TABLET FRIABILITY; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; CHEMISTRY; DRUG FORMULATION; PROCEDURES; TABLET;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CELLULOSE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EXCIPIENTS; LACTOSE; TABLETS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84905095534     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.24066     Document Type: Article

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