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Advice on Degradation Products in Pharmaceuticals: A Toxicological Evaluation

Sâmia Rocha de Oliveira Melo, Maurício Homem-de-Mello, Dâmaris Silveira and Luiz Alberto Simeoni
PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology May 2014, 68 (3) 221-238; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2014.00974
Sâmia Rocha de Oliveira Melo
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
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Maurício Homem-de-Mello
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
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Dâmaris Silveira
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
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vol. 68 no. 3 221-238
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.5731/pdajpst.2014.00974
PubMed 
25188345

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Parenteral Drug Association (PDA)
Print ISSN 
1079-7440
Online ISSN 
1948-2124
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  • Published online May 26, 2014.

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  1. Sâmia Rocha de Oliveira Melo⇑,
  2. Maurício Homem-de-Mello,
  3. Dâmaris Silveira and
  4. Luiz Alberto Simeoni
  1. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
  1. *Corresponding Author: Sâmia Rocha de Oliveira Melo, MSc, SQN 205—Bloco C—Apto 206, 70843-030—Brasília—DF—Brasil, Tel.: +55(61)34625442, email: samiamelo@gmail.com
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