The present, translated into Greek, edition of the textbook "Review of Organic Functional Groups: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry" by Thomas L. Lemke, Victoria F. Roche, S. William Zito is a comprehensive edition that reviews the functional groups used in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and introduces the student, in a structured and organized manner, to the properties and fate of these groups, both in vitro and in vivo. The applied nature of the book connects classical and fundamental pharmacological concepts with scenarios and case studies, where key principles of Pharmaceutical Chemistry are applied in clinical practice and determine decisions in drug therapy.
This textbook essentially encourages the student to debunk the exciting myth that Pharmaceutical Chemistry is only concerned with the structure and composition of bioactive compounds, while emphasizing its clinical significance and highlighting the role and impact of chemistry on pharmacological action. The translation of chemical terms was done after a thorough study of reputable sources, although once again the absence of rules for translating such terms into Greek became apparent.