Surface Acidity and Solid-State Compatibility of Excipients with an Acid-Sensitive API: Case Study of Atorvastatin Calcium
Journal Title: AAPS PharmSciTech - Year 2015, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
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Authors and Affiliations
Ramprakash Govindarajan, Margaret Landis, Bruno Hancock, Larry A. Gatlin, Raj Suryanarayanan, Evgenyi Y. Shalaev
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