Chemistry Of Pharmaceutical Compounds(CPC)

Dave1711

One of my friends is doing this degree in college at the moment..another friend seems to think this degree is redundant and that biotechnology will replace it.

I'm studying a different area so don't know a huge amount about the topic myself.

But id imagine from my friends CPC degree he'd not only be able to produce drugs etc,but could get involved in medical research such as HIV or Malaria which is cutting edge since..

Just wondering about peoples view points,thanks

cianl1

I'm reminded of the adage, "you can turn a chemist into a biochemist but not the other way 'round." Biotechnology is merely a bull**** title attached to what is, literally, in all but name a biochemistry degree. Admittedly, CPC sounds too specialised to be any real use in terms of broadening one's horizons but the skills learned can always be translated to a PhD.

discus

Jeepers.

Listen, most jobs involving any sort of chemistry knowledge require you to be able to use some sort of spectroscopic instrument, or some sort of mass spectrometer which in turn is attached to some sort of chromatographic apparatus... :pac:

Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Environmental Science, Biochemistry yadda yadda will all teach these skills, so you'll be fine for most lab tech/assistant/analyst roles. Of course if you wanna go further in a specific field, your undergrad helps, but doesn't always limit you.

Although I completely disagree wih cianl1. I wish I had done Biotech. It's the way forward for compound manufacturing. Soon the idea of throwing a few compounds into solution and heating them will be as "high tech" as the steam engine!

Oh btw I did an ordinary level degree in a degree that sounds pretty much like this CPC degree. As I said, most jobs are looking for analytical people, I'm an analytical chemist myself even though my degree in is drug discovery and manufacture!