If R̂ is the pure-injective hull of a valuation ring R, it is proved that R̂ ⊗R M is the pure-injective hull of M , for every finitely generated Rmodule M . Moreover R̂ ⊗R M ∼= ⊕1≤k≤nR̂/AkR̂, where (Ak)1≤k≤n is the annihilator sequence of M . The pure-injective hulls of uniserial or polyserial modules are also investigated. Any two pure-composition series of a countably generated polyserial module a...