codrug

Two synergistic drugs chemically linked together, in order to improve the drug delivery properties (possibly by different mechanisms) of one or both drugs.

Noun

  1. Two synergistic drugs chemically linked together, in order to improve the drug delivery properties (possibly by different mechanisms) of one or both drugs.

Origin

From co- + drug.

Forms

codrugs

Hyponyms

benorylate sulfasalazine sultamicillin