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noun Pharmacology.
an inactive substance that is converted to a drug within the body by the action of enzymes or other chemicals.
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| a compound that is itself biologically inactive but is metabolized in the body to produce an active therapeutic drug | |
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Medical Dictionary
prodrug pro·drug (prō'drŭg')
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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