"Descriptions of 673 major pharmaceuticals, information having been obtained from the patent literature. Alphabetical arrangement by generic names. Each entry gives therapeutic function; chemical, common, and trade names; structural formula; country; year of introduction; manufacturer; manufacturing process; and references. Trademarks, trade names, and raw materials indexes."

Third edition, 4 vols., 3846 pages, 2007: "This industry standard encyclopedia on pharmaceutical manufacturing processes has been completely updated to include FDA drugs approved up to the summer of 2004. The encyclopedia gives details for the manufacture of 2226 pharmaceuticals that are being marketed as a trade-named product somewhere in the world. Each entry includes:

Therapeutic function
Chemical and common name
Structural Formula
Chemical Abstracts Registry no.
Trade name, manufacturer, country, and year introduced
Raw Materials
Manufacturing Process

"In addition, references are also cited under each drug's entry to major pharmaceutical works where additional information can be obtained on synthesis and the pharmacology of the individual products."