Glossary

Characterizes the closeness of agreement between the measured values obtained by replicate measurements on the same or similar objects under specified conditions.

A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after administration, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug (e.g. by ester bond cleavage within prodrug). Inactive prodrugs are pharmacologically inactive medications that are metabolized into an active form within the body.