Developing and advancing dry powder inhalation towards enhanced therapeutics

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - Tập 48 - Trang 181-194 - 2013
S. Stegemann1, S. Kopp2, G. Borchard3, V.P. Shah4, S. Senel5, R. Dubey6, N. Urbanetz7,8, M. Cittero9, A. Schoubben10, C. Hippchen11, D. Cade12, A. Fuglsang13, J. Morais14, L. Borgström15, F. Farshi16, K.-H. Seyfang17, R. Hermann18, A. van de Putte1, I. Klebovich19, A. Hincal20
1Capsugel, Bornem, Belgium
2World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
3University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
4VPS, North Potomac MD, USA
5Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
6Dr. Reddy’s Lab, Hyderabad, India
7Technical University Graz, Graz, AUSTRIA
8Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering, Graz, Austria
9Plastiape, Osnago, Italy
10Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
11Geman Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany
12Capsugel, Colmar, France
13Fuglsang Consultant, Rudolstad, Germany
14University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
15AstraZeneca, Molndahl, Sweden
16Abdi Ibrahim, Istanbul, Turkey
17Harro Höfliger, Allmersbach, Germany
18CR.Appliance, Radolfzell, Germany
19Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
20IDE, Ankara, Turkey

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