Thermal Analysis in the Pharmaceutical Research and Drug Development
Keywords:
thermal methods, pharmaceutical development, DSC, glass transition, polymorphism, compatibilityAbstract
Thermal analysis is a valuable method in pharmaceutical research. A wide range of thermal methods are used in drug development like thermogravimetry (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and other sensitive and specific methods. The present review deals with application of these methods in characterization of drugs and excipients, such as their polymorph stability, glass transition temperature, purity analysis and compatibility of drugs.