About the Book:

"Pharmaceutical Chemistry" is a comprehensive guide designed for Diploma in Pharmacy students as per PCI ER 2020. Written by experienced authors.

            The authors have stressed on simplicity and easy-to-understand language, making the book accessible to all students. The book covers various topics such as impurities and limit tests, volumetric and gravimetric analysis, inorganic pharmaceuticals, nomenclature of organic and heterocyclic compounds, and medicinal chemistry.

            The section on medicinal chemistry is divided into 27 chapters, covering different therapeutic classes of drugs and their classifications. The authors have provided detailed information on the chemical name, structure, uses, stability, and storage conditions of drugs, along with their popular brand names.

            The book also includes multiple examples, diagrams, figures, and synthetic schemes, making it easier for students to grasp the concepts. There are question banks after each chapter, including multiple choice questions, short answer questions, and long answer questions, which will help students prepare for board as well as entrance exams.

         Overall, "Pharmaceutical Chemistry" is an excellent book for students and teachers of the subject, providing a comprehensive and lucid understanding of pharmaceutical chemistry.

Contents: 

1.      Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry

2.      Volumetric Analysis

3.1. Haematinics

3.2. Gastro-Intestinal Agents

3.3. Topical Agents

3.4. Dental Products

3.5. Medicinal Gases

4. Introduction to Nomenclature

5.1. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System: Anaesthetics

5.2. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System: Sedatives and Hypnotics

5.3. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System: Antipsychotics

5.4. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System: Anticonvulsants

5.5. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System: Antidepressants

6.1. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System: Sympathomimetic Agents

6.2. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System: Adrenergic Antagonists

6.3. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System: Cholinergic Drugs and Related Agents

6.4. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System: Cholinergic Blocking Agents: Natural & Synthetic

7.1. Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System: Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs

7.2. Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System: Anti-Hypertensive Agents

7.3. Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System: Antianginal Agents

8. Diuretics

9. Hypoglycemic Agents

10. Analgesic and AntiInflammatory Agents

11.1. Anti-Infective Agents: Antifungal Agents

11.2. Anti-Infective Agents: Urinary Tract Anti-Infective Agents

11.3. Anti-infective Agents: Antitubercular Agents

11.4. Anti-Infective Agents: Antiviral Agents

11.5. Anti-infective Agents: Antimalarials

11.6. Anti-infective Agents: Sulfonamides

12. Antibiotics

13. Anti-Neoplastic Agents

About the Authors:

Kishor S. Jain holds rich academic and industrial research experience of 39 years in areas of organic synthesis, green chemistry, drug design, and new drug discovery research as well as analytical and bioanalytical method developments. He was former Dean Pharmacy Faculty, former Member of Academic Council, Faculty, BOS, BCUD Subcommittee, Academic subcommittee, Research Grant committee member at SPPU. He was also a Member of the Executive Council of Dr. B.A.Tech. University (Lonere).

            Currently, he is working as a Principal of Rajmata Jijau Shikshan Prasarak Mandal's College of Pharmacy, dudulgaon, moshi-Alandi Road,Pune.

            He has over 100 research publications and quality reviews in reputed International journals, 18 Books, 02 Patents, and a very high citation index to his credit. He is a reviewer for many International and National Journals as well as National Sci. Centre (Poland). He is Assoc. Editor for Indian J. Pharm. Edu. Res. (UPER) and member of Editorial Boards of Curr. Top. Med. Chem., Curr. Bioact. Mol., Austin J. Pharm. Chem. (USA) & EC J. Pharmacol. Toxicol. He was Guest Editor for Curr. Top. Med. Chem. (Bentham Science, USA). He has guided several ph. D. and M. Pharm. Scholars for their research projects. He has earned research grants for DST, AICTE, UGC, ICMR, and Pune University worth Rs. 1,15,00,000. Ass an excellent orator and teacher, he has delivered over 165 lectures in India as well as in many countries in Europe, Middle East, Gulf and the US. He is the recipient of 16 awards including Best Teacher Award as well as 8 Best research Paper Awards, He is listed in A.D. Global Scientist Index 2021. His area of research includes antihyperlipidemic, anti-cancer, and anti-infective drug research, as well as API process development, Green Chemistry, Custom Synthesis, Impurity synthesis, Library Synthesis, NDDR, Drug Design, and Analytical Method Development.

Deepali K. Kadam is an Assistant Professor at K. K. Wagh College of Pharmacy, Nashik. She has completed her M.Pharm. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry. She has a total of 13 years of teaching experience. She has published 14 research publications in national journals. She has presented 06 papers at national conferences. She has attended more than 30 national conferences. She is a lifetime member of the Association of Pharmacy Teachers of India (APTI).