Prodrug
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prodrug-188-19070819
title:
Prodrug
text:
A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized into a pharmacologically active drug. Instead of administering a drug directly, a corresponding prodrug can be used to improve how the drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted (ADME). Prodrugs are often designed to improve bioavailability when a drug itself is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. A prodrug may be used to improve how selectively the drug interacts with c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Compound that is metabolized into a pharmacologically active drug
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodrug
date created:
2004-09-25T19:10:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T06:14:46Z
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