How does chemistry apply to being a pharmacist?

Sunday, July 12th, 2009 | Chemistry

lqdbntr asked:


I’m doing a report for my chemistry class, and I’m having trouble finding out specifically how pharmacists used chemistry in their career.

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5 Comments to How does chemistry apply to being a pharmacist?

SloeBurn
July 13, 2009

Pharmacy IS medically applied Chemistry

Before big drug companies, many pharmacists mixed their own drugs in solutions or in powdered form and distrubed them in capsules

maluchic86
July 14, 2009

Pharmacists need to know how various medicines, which are composed of compounds/chemicals, interact with each other as well as with the body. Those who do research need to know how to create medications–which involves a lot of chemistry! :)

gregory_dittman
July 15, 2009

Some pharmacists make drug cocktails by doctor’s prescription. One of the famous ones was the diet drug cocktails was Phen-Phen.

imadufus72
July 16, 2009

If you do not know this, do not become a pharmacist.
The entire universe is made out of chemicals.
Drugs are chemicals.
To make drugs you must be a master of chemistry, how it works and how to apply it.

lisamariec
July 16, 2009

In order to make a drug, one must do so by isolating it from a known substance or by creating it from the reaction of 2 or more substances. Therefore, it is important to know how different chemicals react with one another. Often, a series of reactions are required to make a particular substance. At high levels, most drugs become toxic, which is why it is important to know how drugs interact with the body and what dosages are safe.

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