This document discusses pharmacophore modeling and computer-aided drug design. It begins with objectives of studying pharmacophore modeling methods and techniques for lead prioritization and optimization. An introduction defines pharmacophore as the schematic representation of bioactive functional groups and their distances. It then reviews surveys on G-protein coupled receptors in drug development and advances in pharmacophore modeling applications. The document outlines the process of pharmacophore-based drug design and provides an example using morphine. It also shows 3D pharmacophores and how computer-aided design is used. It concludes that pharmacophore approaches have been major tools in drug discovery and various methods have been applied successfully in virtual screening and lead optimization.