1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Unit PC
PP 1

2. So when I say…. Pharmaceutical, what comes to mind?
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3. So when I say….
Chemistry, what comes to mind?
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4. How about when I say…..
Pharmaceutical Chemistry?
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5. By definition! Pharmaceutical Chemistry is
The branch of chemistry that studies the design, production, manufacturing, synthesizing, and effects of drugs on living organisms.

6. That’s a lot!
Simply put…
how to make and properly use drugs!

7. However
In the field of pharmaceutical chemistry the professional must also have a complex understanding of biology.

8. Why biology?
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9. Careers Pharmacists MD researchers Biochemists
Can you think of others?

10. In review Study of drugs and their interactions with living organisms
Study of how drugs are discovered, designed, and manufactured.
Requires a deep understanding of both chemistry and biology.
A large and growing field!