Prodrugs Stocks List
Symbol | Grade | Name | % Change | |
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GILD | C | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | -2.65 | |
MTEM | F | Molecular Templates, Inc. | 2.59 | |
NCNA | F | NuCana plc | 7.01 | |
CMRX | F | Chimerix, Inc. | 0.81 |
Related Industries: Biotechnology Drug Manufacturers - Major
Symbol | Grade | Name | Weight | |
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IBB | B | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund | 8.32 | |
IBBQ | B | Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF | 8.24 | |
BIS | D | ProShares UltraShort Nasdaq Biotechnology | 7.41 | |
BBH | B | Market Vectors Biotech ETF | 7.21 | |
BIB | C | ProShares Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology | 5.63 |
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- Prodrugs
A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after administration, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug. Inactive prodrugs are pharmacologically inactive medications that are metabolized into an active form within the body. Instead of administering a drug directly, a corresponding prodrug might be used instead to improve how a medicine is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted (ADME). Prodrugs are often designed to improve bioavailability when a drug itself is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. A prodrug may be used to improve how selectively the drug interacts with cells or processes that are not its intended target. This reduces adverse or unintended effects of a drug, especially important in treatments like chemotherapy, which can have severe unintended and undesirable side effects.
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