Medicinal chemistry -1 ( Introduction,drug discovery, development )
*Medicinal chemistry*
Introduction:
• As defined by IUPAC medicinal chemistry is a chemistry based discipline involving aspects of the biological , medical and pharmaceutical sciences.
* Medicinal chemistry is concerned all about to the designing of drug which cover 3 stages.
• Discovery; Choice of therapeutic target, identification of lead.
• Optimization; Optimization of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
• Development Stage ; Include preclinical and clinical studies.
Drug development involves;
• Potency of drug.
• Preclinical trial ( initial biological and toxicological studies.
• Design manufacturing process.
• Clinical trials.
• Ragistration and marketing of the drug.
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