MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOKINETICS

DETAILED COURSE FOR END SEMESTER EXAM

BPSY261N Dr Sangeeta Sadwal

Unit- 3

Classification of Drugs and types of drugs? Specialized drugs, drugs pertaining to metabolic and
non-communicable diseases

1. Local anti-infective drugs –

a) Suphonamides, h) Isoniacid,
b) Furazolidone, i) Ethionamide,
c) Nalidixic acid, j) Ethambutal,
d) Ciprofloxacin, k) Griseofulvin,
e) Norfloxacin, l) Chloroquin
f) Dapsone, m) Primaquin
g) Aminosalicylic acid,

2. Cardio and cerebro-vascular drugs- Amyl nitrite, sobitite, levodopa, methyldopa.

3. Antidiabetics- Insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents,
4. Cholesterol drugs – statins.

Unit-4

Psychoactive drugs- the chemotherapy of the mind

1. Psychoactive drugs:

a) Phenobarbital, i) phenytoin,
b) pethidine, j) ethosuximide,
c) methadone, k) trimethadione,
d) chlodiazepoxide, l) barbiturates,
e) diazepam, m) thiopental sodium,
f) meprobamate, n) glutethimide
g) chloropromacine, o) caffeine
h) alprazolam,

2. Lead compounds and their isolation from natural and synthetic sources. Generics and
analogous.
3. Green chemistry in the manufacture of drugs.
4. Drugs of abuse –Alcohol, Nicotine, Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, MDMA, Amphetamine,
Hallucinogens, Opioids, Cannabinoids