Medicinal Chemistry

Description The second edition of Medicinal Chemistry is based on the core module of Pharmacysyllabi of various technical universities, and targetsundergraduate B.Pharma students across India. The current editionhas been designed by authors based on the opinion of the experts toinclude the latest developments in the field of medicinalchemistry, detailed synthesis mechanism of the drugs and their modeof action inside the body. Complex reactions broken down into intermediary steps A variety of exercises to test the cognitive level of students New pedagogical features: Learning objectives Further Reading guidelines Coloured illustrations Data tables New chapters on drug design and development, principles of drug action, CADD and a chapter on miscellaneous drugs Drug Discovery and Development Principles of Drug Action Drug Metabolism and Prodrugs Computer-aided Drug Design General Anaesthetics Local Anaesthetics Sedatives, Hypnotics, and Anxiolytic Agents Anti-Epileptic Drugs Antipsychotic Agents Antidepressants Narcotic Analgesics Antipyretics and Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Miscellaneous CNS Agents Antihistamines and Anti-Ulcer Agents Diuretics Antihypertensive Agents Antiarrhythmic Drugs Antihyperlipidemic Agents Antianginal Drugs Insulin and Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents Oral Anticoagulants Adrenergic Drugs Cholinergic Drugs Sulphonamides, Sulphones, and Dihydrofolate Inhibitors Quinolone Antibacterials Antibiotics Antitubercular Agents Antifungal Agents Antiviral Agents Antiprotozoal Agents Anticancer Agents Prostaglandins Steroids Miscellaneous Agents Nomenclature of Medicinal Compounds Dr. D. Sriram is presently Assistant Professor at PharmacyGroup, Birla Instiute of Technology and Science-Pilani, HyderabadCampus. He received his Ph.D. in 2000 from Banaras HinduUniversity, Varanasi. He has been involved in teaching for lasteight years and in research for nine years. Dr. Sriram has 108peer-reviewed research publications to his credit. Dr. P. Yogees