Abstract
Despite repeated exposure to the principles underlying the behavior of organic acids and bases in aqueous solution, some pharmacy students remain confused about the topic of acid-base chemistry. Since a majority of organic drug molecules have acid-base character, the ability to predict their reactivity and the extent to which they will ionize in a given medium is paramount to students' understanding of essentially all aspects of drug action in vivo and in vitro. This manuscript presents a medicinal chemistry lesson in the fundamentals of acid-base chemistry that many pharmacy students have found enlightening and clarifying.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 122 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | American journal of pharmaceutical education |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 15 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)