Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1: Aims; 1.2: The Classification of Drugs; 1.3: Targets for the Medicinal Chemist; 1.4: The Stages in the Development of a Drug; 1.5: The Synthesis of a Drug; 1.6: The History of Medicinal Chemistry; Chapter 2: General Principles of Medicinal Chemistry; 2.1: Aims; 2.2: Administration and Absorption; 2.3: The Gastrointestinal Tract; 2.4: Other Routes of Administration; 2....