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Solid Dosage Forms: Formulation and Characterization

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The chapter provide introduction and need of solid dosage forms for space pharmaceuticals. It discusses various drugs and excipients which can be utilized in these solid dosage forms. The chapter further emphasis on important formulation development aspects of solid dosage forms. It discusses important analytical characterization techniques utilized in solid dosage forms. Overall, solid dosage forms are key to space travel due to long-term stability advantage it offers in space conditions.

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  1. Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA

    Shambhavi Borde & Harsh Chauhan

  2. Navinta LLC, Ewing, NJ, USA

    Dhirender Singh

  3. Formulation Scientist, Perrigo Company, Allegan, MI, USA

    Navneet Sharma

  4. College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE, USA

    Dunesh Kumari

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  1. Health College of Pharmacy , University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    Yashwant Pathak

  2. PUCRS , Partenon, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Marlise Araújo dos Santos

  3. BioServe Space Technologies , University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

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Borde, S., Singh, D., Sharma, N., Kumari, D., Chauhan, H. (2019). Solid Dosage Forms: Formulation and Characterization. In: Pathak, Y., Araújo dos Santos, M., Zea, L. (eds) Handbook of Space Pharmaceuticals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50909-9_15-1

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