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  • noun Plural form of prodrug.

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Examples

  • Because both Effient and Plavix are "prodrugs", they require CYP450 enzymes to convert them to their active drug form.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • Medicinal chemist Jeffrey Smaill and cancer biologist Adam Patterson, from Auckland University, said their "prodrugs" inactive compounds triggered by the body's own metabolic processes have already shown dramatic results in the lab.

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  • The Company's early-stage pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which include a number of prodrugs of acetaminophen.

    unknown title 2011

  • The Company's early-stage pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which are prodrugs of acetaminophen and various opioids.

    unknown title 2011

  • The Company's early-stage pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which include a number of prodrugs of acetaminophen.

    unknown title 2011

  • The Company's early-stage product pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which are prodrugs of acetaminophen and various opioids.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • These results confirmed that the proprietary HDPN approach -- encapsulating hydrophobic docetaxel prodrugs in block co-polymer nanoparticles -- produces prolonged circulation kinetics and enhanced therapeutic activity.

    Nano Tech Wire 2010

  • The Company's early stage product pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which are prodrugs of acetaminophen and various opioids.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • * Identify the time scales, hurdles and progress in developing new innovative technologies such as nanotechnologies/nanomedicines, oral peptides and proteins, new prodrugs and assess market factors affecting the developments and their success/failure.

    Latest Press Releases 2010

  • The Company's early-stage product pipeline includes pre-clinical compounds which are prodrugs of acetaminophen and various opioids.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

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