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Editorial

The prodrug approach in the era of drug design

Anas NajjarDepartment of Bioorganic & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineView further author information
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Rafik KaramanDepartment of Bioorganic & Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PalestineCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-5 | Received 28 Sep 2018, Accepted 26 Nov 2018, Published online: 18 Dec 2018

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