Prodrugs and Targeted Delivery: Towards Better ADME Properties (Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry Book 47)

John Wiley & Sons, 2011. — (Volume 47 of Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry). — 507 p. — ISBN 3527633189, 9783527633180. This topical reference and handbook addresses the chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and the patentability of prodrugs, perfectly mirroring the integrated approach prevalent in today's drug design. It summarizes current experiences and strategies for the rational design of prodrugs, beginning at the early stages of the development process, as well as discussing organ- and site-selective prodrugs. Every company employing medicinal chemists will be interested in this practice-oriented overview of a key strategy in modern drug discovery and development.

This topical reference and handbook addresses the chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and the patentability of prodrugs, perfectly mirroring the integrated approach prevalent in today's drug design. It summarizes current experiences and strategies for the rational design of prodrugs, beginning at the early stages of the development process, as well as discussing organ- and site-selective prodrugs.
Every company employing medicinal chemists will be interested in this practice-oriented overview of a key strategy in modern drug discovery and development.

6 Prodrugs Designed to Target Transporters for Oral Drug Delivery7 Topical and Transdermal Delivery Using Prodrugs: Mechanism of Enhancement; 8 Ocular Delivery Using Prodrugs; 9 Reducing Presystemic Drug Metabolism; 10 Enzyme-Activated Prodrug Strategies for Site-Selective Drug Delivery; 11 Prodrug Approaches for Central Nervous System Delivery; 12 Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapies; Part Three: Codrugs and Soft Drugs; 13 Improving the Use of Drug Combinations Through the Codrug Approach; 14 Soft Drugs; Part Four: Preclinical and Clinical Consideration for Prodrugs 15 Pharmacokinetic and Biopharmaceutical Considerations in Prodrug Discovery and Development16 The Impact of Pharmacogenetics on the Clinical Outcomes of Prodrugs; Index