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Prodrug

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nontoxicnounA substance that is not toxic.
antedrugnounA drug that is designed to act upon a desired site within the body, and then rapidly become inactive upon entering the systemic circulation.
propacetamolnounA prodrug form of paracetamol.
drugnoun(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
pharmacoperonenoun(medicine) A pharmacological chaperone (protein) that is used for drug delivery
antimetabolitenoun(medicine) Any substance that competes with or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting as an analogue of an essential metabolite.
depotentiationnoun(biochemistry) The action of a substance that reduces the effect of another substance
biophasenoun(pharmacology) The effect site of a drug
druggenounObsolete spelling of drug. [(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.]
macroprolactinnounA physiologically inactive form of prolactin found in a small proportion of people.
agonistnoun(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
nonstimulant(pharmacology) Any substance that is not a stimulant.
deprostilnoun(pharmacology) A particular prostaglandin analogue.
pharmacostimulationnounstimulation (typically of a lost function) by means of a pharmaceutical
pseudopharmaceuticalnoun(pharmacology) Apparently, but not actually, pharmaceutical.
druggnounObsolete form of drug. [(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.]
pharmacoenhancernounAny substance that enhances the efficacy of a drug
prescription drugnoun(pharmacology) A licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a prescription before it can be obtained.
inverse agonistnoun(pharmacology) A drug that binds to the same receptor as an agonist but induces a pharmacological response opposite to that of the agonist.
pharmacoprophylaxisnoun(medicine) pharmaceutical prophylaxis

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