prodrug
[pro´drug] a compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming an active pharmacological agent; a precursor of a drug.
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pro·drug
(prō'drŭg), A class of drugs, the pharmacologic action of which results from conversion by metabolic processes within the body (biotransformation).
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prodrug
(prō′drŭg′)n. Any of various drugs that are administered in an inactive form and converted into active form by normal metabolic processes.
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prodrug
Therapeutics A drug ingested in the inactive form which is transformed into an active form by in vivo metabolismMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
pro·drug
(prō'drŭg) A class of drugs, the pharmacologic action of which results from conversion by metabolic processes within the body (biotransformation).
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prodrug
A substance which, after metabolic action in the body, is coverted to an active drug.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
pro·drug
(prō'drŭg) A class of drugs, the pharmacologic action of which results from conversion by metabolic processes within the body.
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