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Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy Volume 36, 2010 - Issue 11
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Original Article

Preparation and characterization of solid dispersion of simvastatin

Taízia D. Silva Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Valquíria T. Arantes Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Jackson A.L.C. Resende Department of Physics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil;Current address: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Nivaldo L. Speziali Department of Physics, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Renata B. de Oliveira Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Cristina D. Vianna-Soares Department of Pharmaceutical Products, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1348-1355 | Received 03 Jan 2010, Accepted 22 Mar 2010, Published online: 14 Jun 2010

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