Biocontamination Control for Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare 2nd Edition

Biocontamination Control for Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, 2nd Edition by Tim Sandle is an essential, up-to-date guide for professionals charged with keeping medicines, medical devices, and healthcare environments safe from microbial contamination. Clear, authoritative, and practical, this edition integrates current regulatory expectations and best practices for cleanrooms, aseptic processing, environmental monitoring, and contamination risk management across global markets.

Learn how to design robust contamination-control programs grounded in science and compliant with GMP, FDA, EMA and WHO guidance. Tim Sandle explains environmental monitoring strategies, sampling methods, microbiological identification, cleaning and disinfection regimes, and validation principles with real-world examples. The book balances theory and application so quality managers, microbiologists, validation engineers, and compliance officers can implement solutions that work in sterile manufacturing, compounding pharmacies, and hospital settings.

Practical chapters on risk assessment, personnel practices, contamination investigation, and data interpretation help reduce batch losses, inspection findings, and patient risk. The text’s evidence-based approach supports decision-making for facilities in Europe, North America, Asia and beyond, making it a globally relevant resource for regulated pharmaceutical and healthcare operations.

If you’re responsible for product quality, facility compliance, or patient safety, this concise yet comprehensive 2nd edition equips you with the tools to strengthen contamination control programs and meet evolving regulatory expectations. Order your copy today and elevate your facility’s microbial control strategies with expert guidance from one of the field’s leading authorities.

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