Gelatin and Non-Gelatin Capsule Dosage Forms

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1453-1465

  Gullapalli, Rampurna P ^a   Mazzitelli, Carolyn L ^a  

^a DART NEUROSCIENCE LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

capsules; cross linking; enteric; gelatin; hypromellose; modified release; stability

Indexed keywords

GELATIN; PLASTICIZER; STARCH; HYDROXYPROPYLMETHYLCELLULOSE; WATER;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROCAPSULE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; SOLUBILITY;

CAPSULES; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG COMPOUNDING; GELATIN; HYPROMELLOSE DERIVATIVES; PLASTICIZERS; SOLUBILITY; STARCH; WATER;

EID: 85015456799     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: 15206017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2017.02.006     Document Type: Review

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