The General and Inorganic Chemistry discipline, with mandatory statute, consists of a 3-hour course and a 3-hour practical course per week(6 credits) for the 1^st semester of the 1^st year, and a 2-hour course and 3-hour practical course per week(6 credits) for the 2^nd semester.

The purpose of the discipline is to provide 1st  year students with a solid theoretical foundation of General and Inorganic Chemistry, necessary for specialty training in the Pharmacy field, training the skills of grasping concepts for problem solving, formulating explanations, leading investigations and presenting results, developing skills necessary for pharmaceutical practice.

Postgraduate training courses have also been held in the discipline, addressing topics of interest for pharmacy graduates (The impact of inorganic chemistry in Pharmacy, Purpose of trace elements in the organism, Inorganic medication, Mineral supplements, Inorganic compounds for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer).

Training of PhD students  is the highest level of specialization supported by the discipline.

The research activity of teachers is carried out on 3 main courses:

1. Synthesis and characterization of biologically active complex combinations, potential therapeutic or diagnostic agents;
2. The study of interactions between metallic complexes and DNA bio-molecules, albumin, transferrin;
3. Quantification of metallic ions from various samples.

Synthesis of new, biologically active, metallic complexes with various ligands is obtained through classical methods, or microwave iradiation. Isolation of monocrystals, adequate for analysis through X-Ray Diffraction(XRD) is another purpose of preparative research. Metallic complexes and their ligands are characterized physico-chemically in the discipline, through spectroscopic methods (FT-IR, UV-Vis, fluorescence), determining the melting temperature, determining the molar conductance and concentration of the metal ion.

Completion of physico-chemical characterization of the complexes is obtained through in-faculty collaborations or with research teams in the country/foreign countries. Synthetised compounds are designed as potential anti-infectious agents, anti-tumor, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory or as diagnostic agents in diagnosis by photosensitivity. Assessment of the biological action of the complexes is made in collaboration.

Interaction between metallic complexes and Calf-Thymus DNA (ctDNA) is studied through titration techniques UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy, including competitive binding studies with ethidium bromide. Interaction between metallic complexes and albumin/transferrin is investigated through absorption spectroscopy UV-Vis and various techniques of fluorescence spectroscopy.

The metal content of various samples (vegetable products, biological samples, pharmaceutical concoctions etc) is determined through atomic absorption spectrometry by flame or graphite furnace.

Teaching and scientific research activities are becoming more and more interconnected. In the discipline operates the Inorganic Chemistry Students’ Scientific Circle, in which teachers guide students in realizing coordinative/bioinorganic chemistry projects,  in accordance with the research directions of the discipline. Results obtained from the research activity in the circle are presented during Students’ Scientific Sessions, other national or international events, or are used as subject in bachelor’s degree theses.