Codrug: An efficient approach for drug optimization

N Das, M Dhanawat, B Dash, RC Nagarwal… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Codrug or mutual prodrug is an approach where various effective drugs, which are
associated with some drawbacks, can be modified by attaching with other drugs of same or …

Prodrug designing of NSAIDs

PK Halen, PR Murumkar, R Giridhar… - Mini reviews in …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), commonly used for the treatment of chronic
inflammatory diseases suffer from several undesired side effects, the most important being …

[PDF][PDF] Mutual Prodrug Concept: F Mutual Prodrug Concept: Fundamentals and undamentals and Applications

D Bhosle, S Bharambe, N Gairola… - Indian J Pharm …, 2006 - academia.edu
A therapeutically significant drug may have limited utilization in clinical practice because of
poor organoleptic properties, poor bioavailability, short duration of action, nonspecificity …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective review on role of novel NSAID prodrugs in the management of acute inflammation

JP Peesa, PR Yalavarthi, A Rasheed… - Journal of Acute …, 2016 - Elsevier
Inflammation mediators, prostaglandins are causing inflammation, pain and pyrexia in the
body. Synthesis of these mediators can be effectively blocked by administering the non …

[HTML][HTML] Prodrugs of NSAIDs: A review

K Shah, JK Gupta, NS Chauhan… - The open medicinal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results: As an outcome the search for a prodrug or mutual prodrug with reduced toxicity has
continued during recent years. This present review emphasizes the common help to revamp …

Prodrugs: Harnessing chemical modifications for improved therapeutics

R Kumar, C Kaur, K Kaur, N Khurana… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
A drug is a chemical substance which possesses medicinal properties and exerts
pharmacological action upon administration into the body. When a drug gets metabolized …

Scope and limitations of the co-drug approach to topical drug delivery

WM Lau, AW White, SJ Gallagher… - Current …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Many currently available drugs show unfavourable physicochemical properties for delivery
into or across the skin and temporary chemical modulation of the penetrant is one option to …

Synthesis of ibuprofen eugenol ester and its microemulsion formulation for parenteral delivery

X Zhao, D Chen, P Gao, P Ding, K Li - Chemical and pharmaceutical …, 2005 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possibility of parenteral delivery of poorly
water-soluble lipophilic drugs using a phospholipid-based microemulsion system. Ibuprofen …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of new prodrugs of etodolac and tolfenamic acid with reduced ulcerogenic potential

ST Hassib, GS Hassan, AA El-Zaher, MA Fouad… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gastric irritation and ulcerogenic effect of the acidic NSAIDs are of the most challenging
problems in designing novel anti-inflammatory agents. In this study, the new prodrugs were …

Chlorzoxazone esters of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAI) carboxylic acids as mutual prodrugs: design, synthesis, pharmacological investigations and …

AZ Abdel-Azeem, AA Abdel-Hafez… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2009 - Elsevier
The discovery of the inducible isoform of cyclooxygenase enzyme (COX-2) spurred the
search for anti-inflammatory agents devoid of the undesirable effects associated with …