explain the fundamental concepts of chemistry that deal with physicochemical properties, chemical reactions, and reaction mechanisms of pharmaceutical organic and inorganic compounds
describe the principles of chemical kinetics that are essential for prediction of a drug’s stability in pharmaceutical dosage forms
describe the principles and conduct the various qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques, including conventional and instrumental methods, which cover every aspect of quality control of pharmaceuticals starting from raw materials to finished products
explain the concepts of medicinal chemistry including drug discovery, design, and development from natural products and existing lead compounds
describe the knowledge related to identification, structure elucidation, structural activity relationship (SAR), the synthetic pathway and metabolic pathway of certain drugs
describe the knowledge of food chemistry including the chemistry of natural and synthetic foods, food additives, genetically modified foods, etc.
conduct scientific research in pharmaceutical chemistry
