Comparison of the formulation requirements of dosator and dosing disc automatic capsule filling machines

AAPS PharmSci

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages

  Heda, Pavan K ^a   Muteba, Kapiamba ^b   Augsburger, Larry L ^b  

^a Personal Products Company   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capsules; Compactibility; Filling machines; Flow; Formulation; Lubrication

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PHARMACEUTICAL VEHICLES AND ADDITIVES;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALCULATION; CAPSULE FILLING; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENCAPSULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FORCE; LUBRICATION; MACHINE; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG INDUSTRY; EVALUATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROCAPSULE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATION; CAPSULES; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG INDUSTRY; GUIDELINES; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 85046914374     PISSN: 15221059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/ps040317     Document Type: Article

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