
Co-Processed Excipients: Practical Engineered Solutions for Modern Pharmaceutical Challenges
This article details what co-processed excipients are and how they are made.
Katherine Ulman is the owner and Primary for KLU Consulting, LLC.She retired from Dow Corning Corporation after more than 40 years of employment.While at Dow Corning, she held positions as a global regulatory compliance manager for their Healthcare business as well as regulatory manager of the Dow Corning Healthcare Industries Materials Site.

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