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About the Book:
Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Theory and Practical is a comprehensive guide for diploma in pharmacy students, designed to impart basic knowledge on the chemical structure, storage conditions, and medicinal uses of organic and inorganic chemical substances used as drugs and pharmaceuticals. The book is written in simple language, with neat and clean diagrams, descriptive figures, flow charts, questions, and multiple choice questions that are easy to understand and comprehend.
The book covers all aspects of chemical substances used as drugs and pharmaceuticals for various disease conditions, including the chemical classification, chemical name, chemical structure, pharmacological uses, doses, stability, and storage conditions of different types of formulations/dosage forms available and their brand names.
Written with the student in mind, this book is a culmination of very honest and sincere efforts, keeping in view the level and aspirations of pharmacy students at the ER-2020 level, in accordance with the syllabus of the Pharmacy Council of India. The authors have tried to make things simpler and easily understandable for their readers, and have taken valuable suggestions from esteemed colleagues and friends from various colleges and given due weightage in the text.
Contents:
1. Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry
2. Volumetric Analysis
3. Inorganic Pharmaceuticals
4. Introduction to Nomenclature of Organic Chemical Systems
5. Drugs Acting on Central Nervous System
6. Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System
7. Drugs Acting on Cardiovascular System
8. Diuretics
9. Hypoglycemic Agents
10. Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Agents
11. Anti-Infective Agents
12. Antibiotics
About the Authors:
G. D. Gupta is currently working as Director-cum-Principal, ISF College of Pharmacy (An Autonomous College), Moga and NAAC Accredited "A" Grade College. He did his pharmaceutical education, both B.Pharm and M. Pharm. from Dr. H.S. Gaur Vishwavidyalaya Sagar, MP and Ph.D. (2000) from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. Recently Dr. Gupta and his team achieved the India Book of Record – Teaching Marathon Relay 101 hours. Dr. Gupta was nominated fourth-time Chairman, Board of Studies (Pharmacy), IKGPTU, Jalandhar. He has contributed more than two decades of dedicated service to Pharmaceutical Education and Research. Prof. Gupta is a prolific writer of Professional books and authored 26 books, published research papers 150 Publications in various reputed peer-reviewed journals, encompassing 42 Review Articles Besides he has been instrumental in getting 5 design Patents and 06 filed patents. He received grants from DST, DBT, DST-SERB, and AICTE under various projects. He has guided 19 doctoral and 105 postgraduate research projects students. Dr. Gupta received many National and International awards.
