Chemistry in Pharmacy

Question 1

What is a Drug? (2 definitions)

Answer 1

Chemical substance of known structure, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect.

A substance intended for the cure, treatment or prevention of disease.

Question 2

What combines with drugs to make medicines?

Answer 2

Excipients

Question 3

A benzene or aromatic ring with a carbon relaced by a nitrogen is called what?
(C5H5N)

Answer 3

Pyridine

Question 4

7 main (common) functional groups

Answer 4

Ketone, Aldehyde, Carboxylic Acid, Ester, Amide, Ether (R - O - R) , Alcohol

Question 5

What is a Heterocycle?

Answer 5

Cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). (e.g. pyridine)

Question 6

How many bonds do carbon atoms, nitrogen atoms and oxygen atoms make?

Answer 6

Carbon= 4
Nitrogen= 3
Oxygen= 2

Question 7

What is pyrrolidine? (example of a heterocycle)

Answer 7

5-membered saturated ring with a nitrogen atom.