Textbook Of Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry (Paperback)

This book has primarily been written with the aim of meeting the needs and interests of under graduate students of pharmacy course according to the Education Regulation 1991 of the Pharmacy Council of India. The book is a concise form and will help the readers to a great extent. Organic chemistry students are often overwhelmed by the number of compounds and reactions. And they wonder whether they can learn all this material in a single year. But most of the-Organic Chemistry consists of a few basic principles and a large number of extensions and applications of those principles. Relatively little memorization is required if the students grasp each major concept and develops flexibility in applying that concept. How much a student learns depends on himself. The arrangement of the subject matter is based on medicinal properties. IUPAC nomenclature of drugs is stressed throughout the book and a separate chapter on common nomenclature is included to develop the students familiarity. Following the nomenclature. Brand names chemical structure properties uses adverse effects and official preparations of each drug are discussed. Synthetic procedures of Important-drugs are- mentioned. Storage conditions of each compound are described and a chapter concerning stability is presented.

About the Author
Mohammed Ali is Professor of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry and Former Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. His profilic research and findings are evidenced by 290 research papers and reports published in scientific journals and contribution of some 220 papers in various conferences and seminars. He is the author of 12 books of pharmaceutical sciences. He is a member of eight scientific and educational societies. He has been awarded prizes for scientific contributions. He has carried out phytochemical work of mainly 310 medicinal plants.

Table of Contents
* Preface
* Introduction
* Classification and Nomeclature
* Stability and Storage Conditions
* Antiseptics and Disinfectants
* Sulphonamides
* Antileprotic Drugs
* Anti-tubercular Drugs
* Antiamobic and Anthelmintc Drugs
* Antibiotics
* Antifungal Agents
* Antimalarial Drugs
* Analeptics
* Adrenergic Drugs
* Adrenergic Antagonists
* Chollnergic Drugs
* Cholinergic Antagonists
* Diuretic Drugs
* Cardiovascular Drugs
* Hypoglycemic Agents
* Coagulants and Anti-coagulants
* Histamine and Anti-Histaminic Agents
* Analgesics and Antipyretics
* Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agnets
* Thyroxine and Antithyroids
* Diagnostic Agents
* Anticonvulsant Drugs
* Cardiac Clycosides
* Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs
* Anti-hypertensive Agents
* Vitamins
* Steroidal Agents
* Antineoplastic Agents
* Glossary of Medical Terms
* Examination Question Papers
* Index