2025-2026 Undergraduate Benedict College Catalogue 
    
    Jun 15, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Benedict College Catalogue

CHEM 336 - MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY


This is an introductory level medicial chemistry course that provides students with a detailed explanation of the molecular mechanism of drug action. The following topics will be covered: drug developemt process; drug approval process; receptors; drug interaction; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; and quantitative structure activites relationships. Some of the following classes of drugs will be discussed in detail: antibacterial, antiviral, and antitumor drugs; drugs that work on the central nervous system, analgesics, etc. Three one-hour lecture periods.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites
CHEM 238 , CHEM 218L