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Review of Solubilization Techniques for a Poorly Water-Soluble Drug: Carbamazepine

Mittapalli Pavan Kumar, G. Y. Srawan Kumar, Shashank Apte and Yamasani Madhusudan Rao
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2010, 64 (3) 264-277;
Mittapalli Pavan Kumar
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    • 1. Introduction
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    • 6. Co-Solvency and Complexation
    • 7. Evaporative Technique in Aqueous Solution
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