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  • AbsorptionIn pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, absorption is the process whereby medicines are transported or taken up from the site of administration (by mouth, inhalation, intravenous or intramuscular injection, etc.) to the blood through capillary, osmotic, solvent, or chemical action in the cells.(...)
  • AIDSAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the group of conditions that develop during the advanced stage of  infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). People at this stage of HIV disease have badly damaged immune systems, which puts them at risk of infection. Patients(...)
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAcquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the group of conditions that develop during the advanced stage of  infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). People at this stage of HIV disease have badly damaged immune systems, which puts them at risk of infection. Patients(...)
  • Active moleculeIn medicines R&D an active molecule is a chemical compound that has pharmacological or biological activity likely to be therapeutically useful.
  • Active Pharmaceutical IngredientActive Pharmaceutical Ingredient
  • APIActive Pharmaceutical Ingredient
  • Adaptive DesignThe option to modify the design of an ongoing clinical trial is becoming increasingly common and is known as adaptive design. Data are evaluated before the trial is finished. This is known as interim analysis and might be carried out at several time points. Depending on the circumstances, this(...)
  • AdenovirusAdenoviruses are medium-sized viruses. They cause a wide range of illnesses in the lungs, stomach, intestines, and eyes, from mild respiratory infections in young children to life-threatening multi-organ disease in people with a weakened immune system. Adenoviruses are used in research as(...)
  • AdherenceIn medicine, adherence describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice. Poor adherence is often associated with patients not following prescribed medicines and treatment regimes. Non-adherence or poor adherence has been reported as a major problem in medical practice(...)
  • AdjuvantAn adjuvant is a substance (pharmacological and/or immunological) that modifies the effect of other substances or medicines. Immunological adjuvants may be added to vaccines to boost the immune response. Adjuvant therapy or care is therapy that is given in addition to the main or initial(...)

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