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Choosing a Formulation Process Approach for Oral Controlled Release Products
Author(s)Societal CDMO
Do you want to develop an oral controlled release (OCR) product? If so, you’ll quickly realize there are a lot of questions to answer. What do you want the final dosage form to do? What formulation and process approach are you going to use? What traps and roadblocks might you encounter? Understanding the options and their ramifications is the first step toward devising a plan.
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