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Abstract
A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug.
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- Drug Precursor
- Drug Precursors
- Pro-Drug
- Pro-Drugs
- Prodrug
- Precursor, Drug
- Precursors, Drug
- Pro Drug
- Pro Drugs
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18 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific drug
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History Note
89(88); was see under DRUGS 1988
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Previous Indexing
- Delayed-Action Preparations (1966-1987)
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QV 785
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Prodrugs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011355. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011355
- Prodrugs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prodrug
- Prodrugs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q603741