Disproportionation of the calcium salt of atorvastatin in the presence of acidic excipients

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Disproportionation of the calcium salt of atorvastatin in the presence of acidic excipients. / Christensen, Niels Peter Aae; Rantanen, Jukka; Cornett, Claus; Taylor, Lynne S.

In: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Vol. 82, No. 2, 2012, p. 410-6.

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Christensen, NPA, Rantanen, J, Cornett, C & Taylor, LS 2012, 'Disproportionation of the calcium salt of atorvastatin in the presence of acidic excipients', European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 410-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.07.003

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Christensen, N. P. A., Rantanen, J., Cornett, C., & Taylor, L. S. (2012). Disproportionation of the calcium salt of atorvastatin in the presence of acidic excipients. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 82(2), 410-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.07.003

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Christensen NPA, Rantanen J, Cornett C, Taylor LS. Disproportionation of the calcium salt of atorvastatin in the presence of acidic excipients. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 2012;82(2):410-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2012.07.003

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Christensen, Niels Peter Aae ; Rantanen, Jukka ; Cornett, Claus ; Taylor, Lynne S. / Disproportionation of the calcium salt of atorvastatin in the presence of acidic excipients. In: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 2012 ; Vol. 82, No. 2. pp. 410-6.

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