Effect of addition of magnesium stearate on pollen shape hydroxyapatite drug carrier in dry powder inhaler formulations

Ternary mixtures composed of pollen-shaped hydroxyapatite (HA) carriers (38 – 75 µm), budesonide (Bd) drug (1 – 5 µm) and magnesium stearate (MgSt) fine particles (5 µm) were prepared at different mixing ratios. In addition, binary mixtures composed of HA carriers and Bd were also prepared as contro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Winnie Cai Ying.
Other Authors: Lau Wai Man
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39615