Module 3 Presentations

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Drug/Excipient Interactions

J. Excipients and Food Chem. 1 (3) 2010

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Maillard Reaction

• Reaction between reducing sugars (carbohydrates) and amines first reported by French scientist Louis Maillard in 1912 • Maillard reaction of lactose and fluoxetine HCl • Fluoxetine – 2 o amine • Maillard reaction with lactose under pharmaceutically relevant conditions • This finding should be considered during the selection of excipients and stability protocols for drugs

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 87, No. 1, January 1998

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