Introduction Flashcards
Branch of chemistry that deals with chemicals, biochemical, and pharmacological aspects of drugs
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
The study of all elements and their compounds except carbon and its compounds
Inorganic Chemistry
Describes the characteristics of substances such as nonliving matter and minerals which are found in the earth except the class of organic compounds
Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry that deals with inorganic compounds. It is the chemistry of compounds that do not contain __________
hydrocarbon radicals
Pharmaceutical inorganic chemistry deals with the study of both _______ and _________ elements
essential and non-essential
Pharmaceutical inorganic chemistry, which deals with the study of both non–essential and essential elements about their _______________
Preparation
Standards of purity
Test for identification
Limit tests
Storage
Different formulations
Storage conditions
Therapeutic uses
Tests performed for determining the quality and extent or purity of a substance
Limit tests
Causes the contraction of skin cells and other body tissues
astringent
Make or become acid
acidify
Turn basic or less acidic
alkalize
an acid derived from one or more inorganic compounds
mineral acids
A substance or compound that can facilitate a reaction and is used in a majority of commonly used tests
reagents
a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, or lowers the temperature or pressure needed to start one, without itself be consumed during the reaction
Catalysts
a substance that usually reacts by removing electrons from other substances
oxidizing agent
an agent that typically lowers oxidation states
reducing agent
