FASTtrack: Chemistry of Drugs

"This book is a brilliant resource written by two experts in the field of pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry. It is intended to complement lecture notes and prepare pharmacy undergraduates for their exams. It would also be a useful resource for practising pharmacists, researchers, scientists and all those with an interest in chemical structure and bonding, intermolecular interactions, drug licensing and pharmacopoeia. The text is well written, with a clear, consistent and open layout. There are overviews outlining what the reader should know after completing each section. The text is presented in concise bullet points, with key points, tips and simple diagrams." Nursing Standard 29(9) October 2014

• 1. Chemical structure and bonding; 2. Intermolecular interactions; 3. Acids and bases; 4. Stereochemistry; 5. Chemical reaction mechanisms; 6. Chemistry of electrophiles and nucleophiles; 7. Chemistry of aromatic compounds; 8. Chemistry of carbonyl compounds; 9. Chemistry of aromatic heterocyclic compounds; 10. Amino acids, peptides and proteins; 11. Carbohydrates and nucleic acids; 12. Lipids and steroids; 13. Chemical stability of drugs; 14. Drug metabolism; 15. Molecular spectroscopy and pharmaceutical analysis; 16. Drug licensing and pharmacopoeia; Answers to self-assessment