This book has been compiled, revised and updated as per the requirements of the latest syllabus prescribed by Pharmacy Council of India. Aimed at First Semester Bachelor in Pharmacy course, all the topics are presented exactly as per the syllabus (Course Code BP 102T) to avoid the burden on the student. MCQs and short- and long-answer questions have been included at the end of each chapter. Some model question papers are given at the end of the text of the book to help students prepare for their terminal examinations.
Anees Ahmad Siddiqui, MPharm, PhD, is currently Professor at BM College of Pharmacy, Gurugram, Haryana. He is a former Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. With over 44 years of experience in teaching and research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Dr. Siddiqui has attended numerous national and international conferences in India and abroad. He has authored several research publications and holds life membership in many national pharmaceutical associations. He has guided numerous MPharm and PhD students and is the author of several books in pharmaceutical sciences, including Experimental Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis (Vols I and II), Practical Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Selected Experiments of Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Laboratory Manual, A Precise Chemistry of Natural Products and Heterocyclic Compounds, Introduction to Organic Mass Spectrometry, A Textbook of Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy GPAT-2012, Natural Products Chemistry Practical Manual, Organic Medicinal Chemistry: Practical Manual, Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry (Vols 1 and 2), and Computer Aided Drug Design.
Dr. Seemi Siddiqui is an accomplished educationist in the field of pharmacy. She has taught at colleges affiliated with UP Technological University and BTE-Delhi and has served as Vice Principal at the International Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sonepat (Haryana), affiliated with Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak. Currently, she is associated with a medical app company, where she designs online lecture series. Dr. Siddiqui earned her M.Pharm from Barkatullah University, Bhopal, and her Ph.D. from Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. She has authored several books and published numerous research papers in the field of pharmacy.