Pharmaceutical chemistry is the branch of pharmacy that deals with applied chemistry. It embraces organic, bioinorganic, physical, phytochemical and analytical chemistry. These disciplines are applied in the preparation, synthesis, and standardisation, interpretation of drug interactions and analysis of chemical substances for medicinal use.

The objective of Pharmaceutical chemistry courses are that at the end of the programme, the students should be able to apply their knowledge of the fundamental concepts and principles inorganic, physical, medical and analytical chemistry to pharmaceuticals and then relate these concepts to drug synthesis, manufacturing and quality assurance in the practice of pharmacy.

The objectives of pharmaceutical chemistry courses are that at the end of the programme, the students should be able to apply their knowledge of the fundamental concepts and principles in organic, physical, medicinal and analytical chemistry to pharmaceuticals and then relate these concepts to drug synthesis, manufacturing and quality assurance in the practice of pharmacy.

Courses Offered

In the B.Pharm/Herbal Medicine programmes, the department teaches basic pharmaceutical chemistry (inorganic compounds of pharmaceutical interest, organic chemistry including biomacromolecules, physical and analytical chemistry, medicinal chemistry, atomic and molecular spectroscopy and separation techniques.

Research Areas

• Pharmacokinetic especially bioavailability studies.
• Development and validation of novel analytical methods for pharmaceuticals.
• Isolation and characterization of active principles of medicinal plants.

Services

The Department offers consultancy services to various pharmaceutical companies and other institutions in drug analysis, quality control, stability studies and bio-equivalence of drugs.