1. Manufacture of core pellets by balling / Lucy S.C. Wan -- 2. Preparation of micropellets by spray congealing / A. Atilld Hincal and H. S¿heyla Ka? -- 3. Cryopelletization / Axel Knock -- 4. Coating of multiparticulates using polymeric solutions : formulation and process considerations / Klaus Lehmann -- 5. Coating of multiparticulates using polymeric dispersions : formulation and process considerations / Yoshinobu Fukumori -- 6. Coating of multiparticulates using molten materials : formulation and process considerations / David M. Jones and Phillip J. Percel -- 7. Suspensions and dispersible dosage forms of multiparticulates / Roland Bodmeier and Ornlaksana Paeratakul -- 8. Multiparticulate encapsulation equipment and process / Donald K. Lightfoot -- 9. Compaction of multiparticulate oral dosage forms / Metin Qelik -- 10. Key factors in the development of modified-release pellets / Stuart C. Porter and Isaac Ghebre-Sellassie -- 11. Mechanisms of release from coated pellets / Jennifer B. Dressman ... [et al.] -- 12. Biopharmaceutical aspects of multiparticulates / Johannes Kramer and Henning Blume -- 13. In vivo behavior of multiparticulate versus single-unit dose formulations / George A. Digenis -- 14. Capsule shell composition and manufacturing / Ronnie Millender -- 15. Packaging of multiparticulate dosage forms : materials and equipment / K.S. Murthy, Franz Reiterer, and Jtirgen Wendt -- 16. Marketing considerations for multiparticulate drug delivery systems / Roland Daumesnil.