Pharmaceutical microbiology has a bearing on all aspects of pharmacy, from the manufacture and quality control of pharmaceutical products through to an understanding of the mode of action of antibiotics.<p>Fully revised and restructured, drawing on the contributions of subject experts, and including material relevant to the European curricula in pharmacy, the eighth edition covers:<ul><li>biology of micro-organisms<li>pathogens and host response<li>prescribing therapeutics<li>contamination and infection control<li>pharmaceutical production<li>current trends and new directions</ul><p><i>Hugo and Russell's Pharmaceutical Microbiology,</i> a standard text for Schools of Pharmacy for seven editions<i>,</i> continues to be a user-friendly and authoritative guide for both students and practitioners of pharmacy and pharmaceutical microbiology.