5 Questions
What did Albert and his co-workers describe prodrugs as?
Pharmacologically inactive chemical derivatives used to alter drug properties
What occurs in the laboratory during the synthesis of a prodrug?
Enzyme + Drug + Cap = Prodrug
What happens to the prodrug in the body?
Enzymatic or chemical transformation
What are prodrugs also known as?
Latentiated drugs, bioreversible derivatives, congeners
What is the ideal outcome for a prodrug at the site of action?
Conversion to the original drug followed by rapid elimination of the released group
Study Notes
Prodrugs
- Albert and his co-workers described prodrugs as inactive or partially active compounds that undergo biotransformation to an active drug.
- In the laboratory, during the synthesis of a prodrug, the active drug is modified to create a new compound which is inactive or partially active.
- In the body, the prodrug is converted back to the active drug through metabolic processes.
- Prodrugs are also known as drug latentiation.
- The ideal outcome for a prodrug at the site of action is that it releases the active drug, which then exerts its therapeutic effect.
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