February 2010 Volume 17 Issue 1

Influence of the Changed USP Specifications on Disintegration Test Performance Katja Schmid1 and Raimar L�benberg2 1Department of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany 2Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada Low-Level Drug Release-Rate Testing of Ocular Implants Using USP Apparatus 4 Dissolution and HPLC End Analysis David C. Browne and Shawn Kieselmann Intertek QTI, Whitehouse, NJ, USA Effect of Solvent on Crystal Habit and Dissolution Behavior of Tolbutamide by Initial Solvent Screening Rajesh A. Keraliya, Tejal G. Soni, Vaishali T. Thakkar, and Tejal R. Gandhi Department of Pharmaceutics, Anand Pharmacy College, Anand, jarat, India Effect of Accelerated-Aging Conditions on the Dissolution Stability of Ciprofloxacin Tablets Noelia L. Gonzalez Vidal1,2, Marta I. V. Brevedan1, Mar�a A. Varillas1, Laura D. Simionato2, and Maria T. Pizzorno1,2 1C�tedra Control de Calidad de Medicamentos, Departamento de Biolog�a, Bioqu�mica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, B8000ICN Bah�a Blanca, Argentina 2C�tedra Control de Calidad de Medicamentos, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioqu�mica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Jun�n 956, C1113AAD Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Effect of Beverages on the In Vitro Disintegration of Immediate-Release Pain Medications Monica C. Chuong1, Catherine A. Taglieri1, Steven J. Crosby1, Joe W. Ferullo1,and Pitwei Ng2 1School of Pharmacy, Boston, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 179 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA, USA 2School of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore Technical Note: Impact of Using Plastic Vessels in Dissolution Testing Sanjay S. Shetgar Dr. Reddy�s Laboratories Limited, Hyderabad, India Dissolution Highlights from the 2009 AAPS Annual Meeting in Los Angeles Gregory P. Martin Complectors Consulting, Pottstown, PA, USA Question & Answer Section Margareth Marques and William Brown United States Pharmacopeia, Rockville,MD