‘Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry – Theory’ is a course offered in the first year of Pharm. D. program at School of Pharmacy, Health Sciences campus, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

Course Duration: 2 Hrs./Week

Scope:

This course mainly deals with fundamentals of Analytical chemistry and also the study of inorganic pharmaceuticals regarding their monographs and also the course deals with basic knowledge of analysis of various pharmaceuticals.

Objectives:

Upon completion of the course student shall be able to:

1. Under stand the principles and procedures of analysis of drugs and also regarding the application of inorganic pharmaceuticals;
2. Know the analysis of the inorganic pharmaceuticals their applications; and
3. Appreciate the importance of inorganic pharmaceuticals in preventing and curing the disease.

Text books

1. A text book Inorganic medicinal chemistry by Surendra N. Pandeya
2. A. H. Beckett and J. B. Stanlake’s Practical Pharmaceutical chemistry Vol-I & Vol-II
3. Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry III-Edition P.Gundu Rao

Reference books

1. Inorganic Pharmaceutical Chemistry by Anand & Chetwal
2. Pharmaceutical Inorganic chemistry by Dr.B.G.Nagavi
3. Analytical chemistry principles by John H. Kennedy
4. I.P.1985 and 1996, Govt. of India, Ministry of health

Topics

1. Errors
2. Volumetric analysis
3. Acid-base titrations
4. Redox titrations
5. Non aqueous titrations
6. Precipitation titrations
7. Complexometric titrations
8. Theory of indicators
9. Gravimetry
10. Limit tests
11. Medicinal gases
12. Acidifiers
13. Antacids
14. Cathartics
15. Electrolyte replenishers
16. Essential Trace elements
17. Antimicrobials
18. Pharmaceutical aids
19. Dental Products
20. Miscellaneous compounds
21. Radio Pharmaceuticals