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A drug that exhibits its pharmacologic activity once it is converted inside the body to its active form is called?

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Such a drug is called prodrug

Step-by-step explanation:

Prodrug is a medication that after administration it is metabolized, that is converted within the body into a pharmacologically active drug.

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prodrug

Step-by-step explanation:

Prodrug is an inactive form of a drug that is administered to a patient, that needs to be metabolized through normal body metabolism by the action of enzymes or chemicals. The drug becomes an active biological compound after conversion at the site of action.

Prodrugs are often employed to improve on the efficiency of drugs in delivering the drugs to specific tissues or cells and in some cases, to decrease toxicity.

Examples of prodrugs include fluorouracil, chloramphenicol, sulfasalazine, cyclophosphamide, codeine etc.

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