Pharmaceutical packaging is regarded as an integral part of the end pharmaceutical/drug product. This text is structured to meet the needs of the global market, and assesses a wide range of current knowledge, catering both for the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry in the 1990s, as well as for pharmaceutical companies in emerging nations who are still seeking a basic grounding in the subject. The author integrates information on many drug delivery systems, where the packaging is an essential component of the product, to produce a book for all those dealing with the topic.