Monday, September 2, 2013

What is prodrug? Advantages of prodrug.

Prodrug: Drugs which do not produce any pharmacological effect until they are chemically altered within the body are called prodrug.

Advantages of prodrug:
  • Improve absorption from the site of administration.
  • Avoid first pass metabolism.
  • Reduce local adverse effects of drugs.
  • Improve bio-availability of the drug.
  • To overcome pharmaceutical formulation.  

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