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What is a pro-drug and What is Sovaldi ?

April 13, 2014 by Admin Leave a Comment

  • A pro-drug is a medication that is administered in an inactive or less than fully active form, and then it becomes converted to its active form through a normal metabolic process, such as hydrolysis of an ester form of the drug.
  • It is a precursor chemical compound of a drug.
  • Sovaldi is the brand name of the drug Sofosbuvir and is a drug used for hepatitis C infection, with a high cure rate. It is Gilead’s high-priced, latest pill against Hepatitis C.

Filed Under: Science and Technology Tagged With: chemical compound of a drug, Gilead’s high-priced, pro-drug is a medication

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