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prodrug
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prodrug /pro·drug/ (-drug) a compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming an active pharmacological agent; a precursor of a drug.
pro·drug (prdrg)
n.
A class of drugs, initially in inactive form, that are converted into active form in the body by normal metabolic processes.
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