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Methods to evaluate and improve the injection site tolerability of intravenous formulations prior to first-in-human

G Eichenbaum1, J Zhou, A De Smedt

  • 1Janssen Research & Development, LLC, A Division of Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Department: Drug Safety Sciences, 1000 Route 202 South, Raritan, NJ 08869, United States.

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
|August 13, 2013
PubMed
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Keywords:
Decision treeInfusion siteIntravenousIrritationLow solubilityPrecipitation

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