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Research Article

Sustained Release of Acetaminophen from Heterogeneous Matrix Tablets: Influence of Polymer Ratio, Polymer Loading, and Co-active on Drug Release

Nkere K. Ebube College of Pharmacy, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307Correspondence[email protected]
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Ahmed H. Hikal Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 38677; Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 38677
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Christy M. Wyandt Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 38677; Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 38677
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Don C. Beer Health Care Products Division, Schering-Plough Corporation, 3030 Jackson Ave., Memphis, Tennessee, 38105
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Larry G. Miller Health Care Products Division, Schering-Plough Corporation, 3030 Jackson Ave., Memphis, Tennessee, 38105
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Alan B. Jones Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 38677; Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, 38677
Pages 161-170 | Received 13 Sep 1996, Accepted 17 Dec 1996, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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