Job Description
A medicinal chemist is one who applies basic principles of chemistry to research and develop new medications and to improve the effectiveness of existing drugs. They work in a lab developing processing material that help them learn about the compounds it contains. A medicinal chemists focus on separating plant substances with healing properties, they work primarily to develop new synthetic drug compounds. Not only do medicinal chemists focus on developing new medications.
This career can be a great opportunity to develop new ways on how to treat a disease. Also, a medicinal chemist is required to work with more than one compound daily. A medicinal chemist is also required to discover new drugs by testing and retesting their efficacy and safety . The ideal candidate for being a medicinal chemist would be someone who enjoys exploring the unknown. They are responsible for discovering new treatments for patients with very rare diseases.
To conduct a chemical research, medicinal chemists have to work together to develop guidelines to make sure that the new drugs are safe to use. Just like the U.S Food and Drug administration, medicinal chemists have to review new drug applications from pharmaceutical companies. This daily task means that they are responsible for reviewing the process from what the substances are made out of. Everyday they rely on their undergraduate courses in analytical and organic chemistry.
This career can be a great opportunity to develop new ways on how to treat a disease. Also, a medicinal chemist is required to work with more than one compound daily. A medicinal chemist is also required to discover new drugs by testing and retesting their efficacy and safety . The ideal candidate for being a medicinal chemist would be someone who enjoys exploring the unknown. They are responsible for discovering new treatments for patients with very rare diseases.
To conduct a chemical research, medicinal chemists have to work together to develop guidelines to make sure that the new drugs are safe to use. Just like the U.S Food and Drug administration, medicinal chemists have to review new drug applications from pharmaceutical companies. This daily task means that they are responsible for reviewing the process from what the substances are made out of. Everyday they rely on their undergraduate courses in analytical and organic chemistry.