is an invaluable resource for professional students, graduate students and pharmacy faculty alike. This ‘gold standard’ text explains the chemical basis of drug action, emphasizing the structure-activity relationships, physicochemical-pharmacokinetic properties, and metabolic profiles of the most commonly used drugs.

• Cobertura abrangente of the most cutting edge understanding of drug chemistry, organized and written for ready comprehension
• Extensively referenced to allow learners to explore areas of interest in greater depth
• Contemporary focus on drugs viewed by practitioners as the most clinically important in today’s health care environment
• Significado clínico testimonials that provide a clinician’s view of the relevance of medicinal chemistry to practice