Prodrugs for Improved Drug Delivery: Lessons Learned from Recently Developed and Marketed Products
Prodrugs are bioreversible, inactive drug derivatives, which have the ability to convert into a parent drug in the body. In the past, prodrugs were used as a last option; however, nowadays, prodrugs are considered already in the early stages of drug development. Optimal prodrug needs to have effecti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-10-01
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Series: | Pharmaceutics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/12/11/1031 |