| Descriptor English: | Prodrugs | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Profármacos
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Pró-Fármacos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Promédicaments | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Drug Precursor Drug Precursors Precursor, Drug Precursors, Drug Pro Drug Pro Drugs Pro-Drug Pro-Drugs Prodrug |
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| Tree number(s): |
D26.675 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011355 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | coordinate with specific drug |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Delayed-Action Preparations (1966-1987) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 89; was see under DRUGS 1988 |
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| History Note: | 89(88); was see under DRUGS 1988 |
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| DeCS ID: | 22970 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011355 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 785 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1989/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1987/05/04 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Pharmaceutical Preparations [D26]Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Prodrugs
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| Concept UI |
M0017642 |
| Scope note | A compound that, on administration, must undergo chemical conversion by metabolic processes before becoming the pharmacologically active drug for which it is a prodrug. |
| Preferred term | Prodrugs |
| Entry term(s) |
Drug Precursor Drug Precursors Precursor, Drug Precursors, Drug Pro Drug Pro Drugs Pro-Drug Pro-Drugs Prodrug |
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