The book combines theoretical knowledge with the industrial production of medicines. It describes the equipment of the industrial unit used for drug synthesis and production, as well as the chemical schemes and synthesis of important groups of medicines manifesting anticoagulant, antipyretic, antiseptic, pain-relief, anti-tumour, anti-tuberculosis and other properties. The book will be useful for chemistry students, medical students, teachers, toxicologists, pharmacologists and other specialists engaged in drug synthesis and production.