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Descriptor English:   Prodrugs 
Descriptor Spanish:   Profármacos 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pró-Fármacos 
Synonyms English:   Pro-Drugs
Precursors, Drug
Pro Drugs
Drug Precursors  
Tree Number:   D26.675
Definition English:   A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug. 
Indexing Annotation English:   "a cpd that on admin must undergo chem conversion by metab processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug"; D25-26 qualif; coord IM with specific drug (IM)
History Note English:   89(88); was see under DRUGS 1988 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AN analysis CS chemical synthesis
CH chemistry CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
HI history IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity  
Record Number:   22970 
Unique Identifier:   D011355 

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