Chemistry for Pharmacy Students

"Chemistry for Pharmacy Students" is a student-friendly introduction to the key areas of chemistry required by all pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the various areas of general, organic and natural products chemistry (in relation to drug molecules). Clearly structured to enhance student understanding, the book is divided into six clear sections. The book opens with an overview of general aspects of chemistry and their importance to modern life, with particular emphasis on medicinal applications. The text then moves on to a discussion of the concepts of atomic structure and bonding and the fundamentals of stereochemistry and their significance to pharmacy- in relation to drug action and toxicity.Various aspects of aliphatic, aromatic and heterocyclic chemistry and their pharmaceutical importance are then covered with final chapters looking at organic reactions and their applications to drug discovery and development and natural products chemistry. It provides an accessible introduction to the key areas of chemistry required for all pharmacy degree courses. It is student-friendly and written at a level suitable for non-chemistry students. It includes learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter. It focuses on the physical properties and actions of drug molecules.

"The book is written in student-friendly style and balances adequately the theoretical aspects with the practical applications of these concepts to characterisation, design and production of drug molecules." (Chemistry World, January 2008)

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