Essentials of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Essentials of Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a basic introduction for pharmacy students, explaining the principles of chemistry that underpin the study of pharmacy, pharmacology, drug formulation and drug design. The text reflects recent changes made to undergraduate courses since the publication of the first edition. Essentials of Pharmaceutical Chemistry covers all core material necessary to provide an understanding of the chemistry of drug molecules. New chapters have been included in this second edition on physicochemical properties of drugs, stereochemistry and drug metabolism. Each chapter contains tutorial examples and problems taken from recent examinations in pharmacy and pharmaceutical science. Book jacket.