(2021), and benzgalantamine (2024).

Classification

Prodrugs can be classified into two major types, based on how the body converts the prodrug into the final active drug form:
* Type I prodrugs are bioactivated inside the cells (intracellularly). Examples of these are anti-viral nucleoside analogs that must be phosphorylated and the lipid-lowering statins.
* Type II prodrugs are bioactivated outside cells (extracellularly), especially

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