M.pharm in Pharmaceutical Chemistry

This is a two years post graduate degree course introduced by this college from the academic year 2004-05. B.Pharm., degree from any recognized university with a minimum of 50% aggregate of marks is the qualification for getting admission to M.Pharm. Admissions will be made as per the rules and regulations prescribed by the Government of Tamilnadu.

The pharmaceutical chemistry laboratories are meant to inculcate the chemical aspects of drug molecules starting from the basic organic chemistry to drug design and synthesis of new drugs.Students are given proper training to identify and extract newer chemicals and toxins from natural sources.Students are taught to determine the extent of purity of raw materials and drugs in pharmaceutical dosage forms by using highly sophisticated instruments. Various synthetic drugs for HIV, antihistaminic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities are also developed.