The Importance of Medicinal Chemistry Knowledge in the Clinical Pharmacist's Education
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2018
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Fernandes, Joao Paulo S. 
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Objective. To show why medicinal chemistry must be a key component of the education of pharmacy students, as well as in the pharmacist's practice. Findings. Five case reports were selected by their clinically relevant elements of medicinal chemistry and were explained using structure-activity relationship data of the drugs involved in the case easily obtained from primary literature and in medicinal chemistry textbooks. Summary. This paper demonstrates how critical clinical decisions can be addressed using medicinal chemistry knowledge. While such knowledge may not explain all clinical decisions, medicinal chemistry concepts are essential for the education of pharmacy students to explain drug action in general and clinical decisions.
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American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education. Alexandria, v. 82, n. 2, p. -, 2018.