Abstract: Medicinal Chemistry is a crucial course in the discipline of pharmacy administration. This paper uses the discovery of the anticancer function of cisplatin as a case study to deeply explore ideological and political education in antitumor drugs. Using Cisplatin as an example, the study extends to metal-based drugs and discusses other mechanism-based antitumor drugs, summarizing their related targets and anticancer mechanisms to demonstrate the diversity of antitumor drugs. The course employs a combination of systematic lectures, case teaching, and flipped classroom approaches to enhance student engagement while embedding ideological and political education throughout the learning process, thereby enhancing teaching effectiveness. This teaching mode aims to exercise students' innovative thinking, enhance their practical abilities, and strengthen their ideological and political awareness.

Key words: Case-based teaching, Anticancer drugs, Metal-based Drugs, Ideological and political education