Elucidation of the variability in consistency of pharmacopoeia quality petrolatum

Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 595-599

  van Heugten, Anton Joris Pancras ^a,b   Versluijs Helder, Marjan ^c   Vromans, Herman ^a,b,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Tiofarma BV ^*  (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

crystallinity; Petrolatum; thermal history; X ray; yield stress

Indexed keywords

MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX; PARAFFIN; PETROLATUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; EXCIPIENT; OINTMENT;

ARTICLE; COOLING; CREAM; DRUG FORMULARY; FLOW KINETICS; OINTMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITY CONTROL; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMISTRY; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; EXCIPIENTS; OINTMENTS; PARTICLE SIZE; PETROLATUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 85008675437     PISSN: 03639045     EISSN: 15205762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2016.1274902     Document Type: Article

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