Preface -- Introduction -- Prescription assessment -- Availability of medicines -- Oral solids -- Oral liquids -- Pulmonary -- Oropharynx -- Nose -- Ear -- Eye -- Rectal and vaginal -- Dermal -- Parenteral -- Irrigations and dialysis solutions -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Product design -- Physical chemistry -- Microbiology -- Statistics -- Quality risk management -- Stability -- Raw materials -- Containers -- Human resources -- Occupational health and safety -- Premises -- Equipment -- Basic operations -- Sterilisation methods -- Aseptic handling -- Quality requirements and analysis -- Documentation -- Production, quality control and validation -- Pharmaceutical quality systems -- Logistics -- Instructions for the use of medicines -- Impact on Environment -- Information sources.