• A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically...
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  • Directed enzyme prodrug therapy (DEPT) uses enzymes artificially introduced into the body to convert prodrugs, which have no or poor biologically activity...
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    (γ-hydroxybutyric acid acetate) – synthetic prodrug to GHB GBL (γ-hydroxybutyric acid lactone) – metabolic intermediate and prodrug to GHB GHBAL (γ-hydroxybutyraldehyde...
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    estrogen in such research. However, NETE, an intramuscularly administered prodrug of norethisterone which is used as a long-acting contraceptive, is used...
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  • Hypoxia-Activated Prodrugs (HAPs) are prodrugs that target regions of tumor hypoxia within tumor cells. HAPs may offer the potential, alone and in combination...
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    of mometasone, is the marketed medication. Mometasone furoate acts as a prodrug of mometasone. In addition to its glucocorticoid activity, mometasone also...
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    O-Acetylpsilocin (category Prodrugs)
    psilocybin for pharmacological studies, as they are both believed to be prodrugs of psilocin. However, some users report that O-acetylpsilocin's subjective...
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    Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones...
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    damage. Boldenone undecylenate is an androgen ester and a long-lasting prodrug of boldenone in the body. Boldenone undecylenate was introduced for medical...
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  • called prodrugs. The reasons for this type of formulation may be because the drug is more stable during manufacture and storage as the prodrug form, or...
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    research chemical by online retailers. Due to its similarity to the psilocin prodrug 4-AcO-DMT, which is deacetylated to form psilocin in vivo, it is expected...
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    modulators mAChRsTooltip Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors Precursors (and prodrugs) Acetyl-coA Adafenoxate Choline (lecithin) Citicoline Cyprodenate Dimethylethanolamine...
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    L-threo-DOPS and SM-5688) is a synthetic amino acid precursor which acts as a prodrug to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenaline). Unlike norepinephrine...
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    Levomethorphan (category Prodrugs)
    Levomethorphan is a prodrug to levorphanol, analogously to DXM acting as a prodrug to dextrorphan or codeine behaving as a prodrug to morphine. As such...
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  • an androgen and testosterone prodrug Δ1-Androstenediol (Δ1-androsten-3β,17β-diol) – an androgen and δ1-testosterone prodrug Androstenedione Δ4-Androstenedione...
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    the lysine-analog of enalapril. Unlike other ACE inhibitors, it is not a prodrug, is not metabolized by the liver, and is excreted unchanged in the urine...
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    bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis. Tributyrin is a stable and rapidly absorbed prodrug of butyric acid which enhances antiproliferative effects of dihydroxycholecalciferol...
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    1D-LSD (category Prodrugs)
    chemical that has potential psychedelic effects. It is believed to be a prodrug for LSD and has replaced 1V-LSD in Germany after 1V-LSD became covered...
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    is not recommended by the manufacturer. Lisdexamfetamine is an inactive prodrug that works after being converted by the body into dextroamphetamine, a...
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    Nabumetone (category Prodrugs)
    received regulatory approval in 1991. Nabumetone is a non-acidic NSAID prodrug that is rapidly metabolized in the liver to the active metabolite, 6-methoxy-2-naphthyl...
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    dipropionate is the USAN and former BAN. It is a prodrug of the free form, beclometasone (INN). The prodrug beclometasone is marketed in Norway and Russia...
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  • His main research focus has been on the design and characterization of prodrugs and protoxins targeted for activation by cancer specific proteases. This...
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    medicine used to treat (chronic) infections with hepatitis B virus. A prodrug form of adefovir was previously called bis-POM PMEA, with trade names Preveon...
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  • cause these actions either separately or in combination. A variety of prodrugs of amphetamine and/or methamphetamine exist, and include amfecloral, amphetaminil...
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    calcitriol, via injection, may improve treatment outcomes. Paracetamol ester prodrug containing L-pyroglutamic acid (PGA), a biosynthetic precursor of glutathione...
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    liver damage worse in a dose-dependent fashion. Acetylcysteine serves as a prodrug to L-cysteine, a precursor to the biologic antioxidant glutathione. Hence...
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    olmesartan, the metabolism of the drug is unusual as it is a cascading prodrug. Candesartan has good bioavailibility and is the most potent by weight...
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    Gabapentin enacarbil (category Prodrugs)
    an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug of the gabapentinoid class, and a prodrug to gabapentin. It was designed for increased oral bioavailability over...
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    used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a combination of prodrugs for levodopa and carbidopa that is developed by AbbVie The combination...
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    Lys-MDA (category Prodrugs)
    substituted amphetamine derivative with empathogenic effects, which acts as a prodrug for MDA with a slower onset of effects and longer duration of action. Lys-MDA...
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