PHARMACEUTICAL BACTERIOLOGY

By LINDA MARTIN

CONTENTS 1 MICROORGANISMS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSES 2 MICROBIAL LIMITS 3 MICROBIAL MONITORING OF POTABLE WATER AND WATER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES 4 STERILITY TEST AND PROCEDURES 5 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING 6 BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND CONTROL 7 RAPID METHODS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS 8 ENDOTOXIN: RELEVANCE AND CONTROL IN PARENTERAL MANUFACTURING 9 PROPER USE AND VALIDATION OF DISINFECTANTS 10 ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTIVENESS TEST AND PRESERVATIVES IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS