SEM 4

 Semester 4


B.Pharmacy – 4th Semester Syllabus (PCI)


Theory Subjects

  • Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III

Heterocyclic compounds: pyrrole, furan, thiophene, etc.

Name reactions: Clemmensen, Birch, Beckmann, Schmidt, etc.

  • Medicinal Chemistry I

SAR, drug metabolism, prodrugs

Autonomic & CNS drugs

  • Physical Pharmaceutics II

Colloidal systems, rheology, micromeritics

Stability, degradation, accelerated testing

  • Pharmacology I

General pharmacology principles

Drugs acting on ANS & CNS

  • Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry I

Plant constituents, extraction methods, standardization


Practical Subjects

  • Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry III Practical
  • Medicinal Chemistry I Practical
  • Physical Pharmaceutics II Practical
  • Pharmacology I Practical
  • Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry I Practical


Recommended Books

  • Organic Chemistry – Morrison & Boyd
  • Medicinal Chemistry – Foye’s / V.K. Ahluwalia
  • Physical Pharmacy – Martin / Subrahmanyam
  • Pharmacology – Rang & Dale / KD Tripathi
  • Pharmacognosy – Kokate / Rangari

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