Pharmaceutical chemistry is the study of drugs and it involves drug development. This includes drug discovery, delivery, absorption, metabolism, and more. There are elements of biomedical analysis, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmaceutical chemistry work is usually done in a lab setting. Pharmaceutical chemistry involves cures and remedies of diseases, analytical techniques, pharmacology, metabolism, and quality assurance. Pharmaceutical chemistry leads to careers in drug development, biotechnology, pharmaceutical companies, research facilities and many more. Studying pharmaceutical chemistry allows students to contribute to life saving remedies, enhance the speed of delivery of new medications and help others.