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Excipients and Their Role in Approved Injectable Products: Current Usage and Future Directions

Sandeep Nema and Ronald J. Brendel
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2011, 65 (3) 287-332; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2011.00634
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vol. 65 no. 3 287-332
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2011.00634
PubMed 
22293237

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Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
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1079-7440
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1948-2124
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  • Published online June 20, 2011.

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© PDA, Inc. 2011

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  1. Sandeep Nema1,* and
  2. Ronald J. Brendel2
  1. 1Pfizer, Chesterfield Parkway W, Chesterfield, MO 63017 and
  2. 2Covidien, 675 McDonnell Blvd., Hazelwood, MO 63042
  1. *↵Corresponding author: Phone: 636-247-8568. E-mail: Sandeep.nema{at}pfizer.com
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