Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry


Medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry are the interchange of chemistry. Medicinal Chemistry is the science of design and chemical synthesis which focus mainly on small organic molecules and their development of pharmaceutical agents, or bio-active molecules (drugs). Pharmaceutical Chemistry is same, in addition with the science of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis to the synthesized agents. Pharmaceutical chemistry is focused on quality aspects of medicines and aims to assure fitness for purpose of medicinal products. Pharmaceutical Chemistry is more comprehensive.