A drug that exhibits its pharmacologic activity once it is converted inside the body to its active form is called

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Asthma paradox refers to the increasing incidence of asthma morbidity and especially asthma mortality despite advances in the understanding of asthma and availability of improved drugs to treat asthma. Prodrug refers to a drug that exhibits its pharmacologic activity once it is converted inside the body to its active form. Downregulation refers to long-term desensitization of F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 receptors to F1F1F1S1F1F1F10₂ agonists,caused by a reduction in the number of F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 receptors. Sympathomimetic refers to producing effects similar to the effects of the sympathetic nervous system.

A Drug That Exhibits Its Pharmacologic Activity Once It Is