1. EDITORIAL

   Editorial Board Pages: 1 - 1

2. List of Referees 1983–1984

   Legacy Pages: 2 - 2

3. The Molecular Basis for the Mode of Action of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics and Mechanisms of Resistance

   • Barrie W. Bycroft
   • Richard E. Shute

   ReviewPaper Pages: 3 - 14

4. Properties of Film-Formers and Their Use in Aqueous Systems

   • Hermann P. Osterwald

   ReviewPaper Pages: 14 - 18

5. Interaction Phenomena in some Aqueous-Based Tablet Coating Polymer Systems

   • Augustine O. Okhamafe
   • Peter York

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 23

6. In Vitro and In Vivo-Release of Nitroglycerin From a New Transdermal Therapeutic System

   • Michael Wolff
   • Günter Cordes
   • Volker Luckow

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 29

7. Isosorbide-5-Nitrate Sustained-Release Pellets – An Example of Computer-Supported Drug Development

   • Horst Zerbe
   • Volker Luckow
   • Günter Cordes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 30 - 36

8. Molecular Weights of Free and Drug-Loaded Nanoparticles

   • Luc Vansnick
   • Patrick Couvreur
   • Michel Roland

   OriginalPaper Pages: 36 - 41

9. Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of New Furan Derivatives

   • Humeida A. El-Obeid
   • Elamin I. Elnima
   • Abdullah A. Al-Badr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 42 - 43

10. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen in Heterogenous Systems Particularly in Emulsions and Oily Liquids

    • Karl-Heinz Foiβner
    • Andreas Leonhardt
    • Kurt Heinz Bauer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 44 - 46

11. Chemistry of Primaquine I: Acylation of the Quinoline Ring Portion

    • James D. McChesney
    • R. C. Gupta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 46 - 49

12. Anticonvulsant and Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitory Activities of some Triazene N1-Oxides

    • Ashok Kumar
    • S. K. Mukerjee
    • S. K. Bhattacharya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 52

13. Avoidance of First-Pass Metabolism of Propranolol after Rectal Administration as a Function of the Absorption Site

    • Kikuo Iwamoto
    • Jun Watanabe

    Letter Pages: 53 - 54