Volume 27 of "Progress in Drug Research" contains 5 articles, a subject
index for this volume, an alphabetic subject 4ldex for volumes 1-27, and
an author and subject index for altthe volumes which have so far been
published. The contributions of volume 27 are particularly concerned
with fungal disease, with benzimidazole anthelmintics and with the
chemistry and pharmacology of quinuclidines, azoles, and nitroimida-
zoles. The authors have tried, not only to summarize the current status
of particular fields of drug research, but also to provide leads for
future research activity. The articles of this volume will be of special
value to those actively engaged in drug research, and to those who wish
to keep abrest of the latest developments influencing modem therapy. In
addi- tion, it is believed that the 27 volumes of "Progress in Drug
Research" now available represent a useful reference work of
encyclopedic charac- ter. The editor would like to take the occasion of
the publication of this volume to express his gratitude both to the
authors and to the readers. The authors have willingly1undertaken'the
great labor of writing signifi- cant topical contributions, hnd many
readers have helped the editor with criticism and advise. With these
thanks, the editor would like also to express his gratitude to the
publisher, Birkhauser Verlag Basel, particu- larly to Messrs. Th.
Birkhauser and C. Einsele, and their associates for the excellent
cooperation.