Pharmaceutical Chemistry is a branch of

chemistry that focuses on the development and

production of drugs and medicines

• Involves design, synthesis, and characterization of new drugs.

• Evaluates safety and efficacy of drugs.
• Interdisciplinary field: chemistry, biology, physics, and computer science.
• Sub-disciplines: organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, etc.
• Goal: develop safe, effective, and affordable drugs for treating diseases.
 Pharmaceutical Chemistry Full B.Pharm Curriculum
UWC

2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year

PCH233: PCH232:
Pharmaceutical 3D Med Chem and PCH312: Drug PCH322: Medicinal Pharm Chem Pharm Chem
Analysis Phytochemistry Design Chemistry Elective Research Project

Electives
 2nd Year Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Analysis (1st semester; 2nd year):
• Characterization and quantification of drugs and APIs
• Development and validation of analytical methods
• Study of drug degradation and stability
• Quality control of drugs
• Goal: provide accurate information on drug quality
and purity for safety and efficacy.
3D Medicinal Chemistry (2nd semester; 2nd year):
• Uses computational and molecular modeling to study
drugs and targets.
• Analyzes interactions and predicts biological activity
using computer-generated 3D models.
• Improves efficiency and effectiveness of drug
discovery.
• Goal: deeper understanding of molecular interactions
and design of drugs with improved activity and
reduced side effects.

Phytochemistry (2nd semester; 2nd year):

• Study of chemicals produced by plants (phytochemicals)
• Phytochemicals include alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, terpenoids, etc.
• Have biological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer
• Goal: understand chemical processes in plants, identify and isolate
phytochemicals, study biological activities and potential applications.
• Important for potential drug or nutraceutical development and
understanding of plant biology and ecology.
 3rd Year Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Drug design and discovery (1st semester; 3rd year):
• Process of developing new drugs to treat diseases
• Steps: target identification, lead identification, lead
optimization, preclinical trials, clinical trials,
regulatory approval
• Goal: identify new compounds for drug development,
improve human health by treating diseases
• Complex and time-consuming, but potential to
improve human health.
Medicinal Chemistry (2nd semester; 3rd year):
• A field of chemistry focused on creating new drugs.
• Goal is to design and develop new compounds with
therapeutic properties.
• Involves synthesizing, modifying, and developing new
compounds.
• Targets specific biological pathways for disease
treatment.
• Plays a critical role in evaluating new drugs for safety
and efficacy.
• Aims to produce new treatments for various diseases.
4th Year Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Elective: Advanced drug design and discovery and

Research Project (4th Year):
• Utilizes cutting-edge technologies
• Improves success in finding new drugs
• Approaches include computational modeling, high-
throughput screening, and structure-based drug
design
• Streamlines the process
• Leads to the development of effective therapies