The practice of pharmacy has changed greatly in the past two decades, and this is reflected in the eighth edition of this textbook. The physiological principles fundamental to pharmaceutics are firmly established in Part I, Part II is concerned with basic operations in the preparation of medicaments, Part III, which has been rewritten, deals with pharmaceutical practice and Part IV Which deal with the production and use of radionuclides, Part V provides an account of disinfection, sterilization, contamination  control and related matters, while Part VI discusses formulation and packaging.

Bentley's Textbook of Pharmaceutics remains an essential reading for pharmaceutical students and an indispensable reference work for practising pharmacists.