TG and DSC data were used to determine the thermal parameters of prednisone drug and tablets. Two formulations of prednisone
20 mg were analysed in the form of tablets. The TG curves of prednisone drug and tablets A and B displayed six, eight and
seven thermal decomposition processes, respectively. Analysis of the DSC data pointed to chemical interactions between prednisone
drug and the excipients of tablets A and B, suggested by alterations in the melting temperature of prednisone. The analysis
revealed that prednisone drug is more stable than tablets A and B.
DSC-photovisual - pharmaceutical equivalence - polymorphism - prednisone
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