Characterization of itraconazole semisolid dosage forms prepared by hot melt technique

Sang-Young Shim1, Chang-Won Ji, Hongkee Sah

  • 1National Research Laboratory for Bioavailability Control, College of Pharmacy, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea.

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