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Comparative stability study of unit-dose repackaged furosemide tablets

E. B. Asafu-AdjayeDivision of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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A. S. CarlinDivision of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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E. H. JeffersonDivision of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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A. R. BryantDivision of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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B. RothmanDivision of Manufacturing and Product Quality, Office of Compliance, Food and Drug Administration, 11919 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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M. A. KhanDivision of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USA
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P. J. FaustinoDivision of Product Quality Research, Office of Testing and Research, Office of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 38-48 | Received 10 Feb 2011, Accepted 27 Feb 2011, Published online: 20 Apr 2011

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