Basic Concepts in Pharmaceutical Research

This book gives an introduction to all major statistical and analytical methods involved in recent areas of pharmaceutical research. It presents an uncomplicated explanation on these approaches covering a wide range of topics discussing the basic concepts. The book introduces basic terminology as well as the rationale of the statistical methods commonly used in pharmacy and pharmaceutical research. Drug design on the basis of structure-activity relationship and docking studies is an important concept which is taught as a subject at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The book deals with the rational drug designing approaches like QSAR, pharmacophore, docking, low cost synthesis, and testing methodologies. Some common instrumentation techniques like UV, NMR and HPLC, which are routinely used in pharmaceutical investigations and research, have been lucidly discussed in this book. It will be of immense use to both the undergraduate and postgraduate students of pharmacy and serve as an introductory step -stone for the young researchers.