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A proposal for a drug product Manufacturing Classification System (MCS) for oral solid dosage forms

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A proposal for a drug product Manufacturing Classification System (MCS) for oral solid dosage forms. / Leane, Michael; Pitt, Kendal; Reynolds, Gavin et al.
In: Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 1, 01.2015, p. 12-21.

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Leane, M, Pitt, K, Reynolds, G & Anwar, J 2015, 'A proposal for a drug product Manufacturing Classification System (MCS) for oral solid dosage forms', Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 12-21. https://doi.org/10.3109/10837450.2014.954728

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Leane M, Pitt K, Reynolds G, Anwar J. A proposal for a drug product Manufacturing Classification System (MCS) for oral solid dosage forms. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology. 2015 Jan;20(1):12-21. doi: 10.3109/10837450.2014.954728

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Leane, Michael ; Pitt, Kendal ; Reynolds, Gavin et al. / A proposal for a drug product Manufacturing Classification System (MCS) for oral solid dosage forms. In: Pharmaceutical Development and Technology. 2015 ; Vol. 20, No. 1. pp. 12-21.

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