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  • INNAn International Non-proprietary Name (INN) is an official generic name given to a pharmaceutical compound. INNs facilitate communication by providing a standard name for each substance in the market with more than one brand name. Each INN is a unique name that is globally recognised and is(...)
  • International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes ResearchInternational Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research http://www.ispor.org/"
  • ISPORInternational Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research http://www.ispor.org/"
  • InterventionIn medicine, intervention is an action which changes the outcome or course of a condition or disease so as to prevent harm or improve health through the use of treatments, medicinal products, medical devices or procedures/surgery.
  • Interventional StudyAn interventional study is one in which the participants receive some kind of intervention, such as a new medicine, in order to evaluate it. In the medicines development process, medicines are evaluated through interventional studies known as clinical trials.There are many variations in how(...)
  • IntravenousIntravenous means ‘within the vein’. It is the infusion of liquid directly into a vein using a syringe or intravenous catheter (tube). Compared with other routes of administration, the intravenous route is the fastest way to deliver fluids and medicines into the blood stream (the systemic(...)
  • IVIntravenous means ‘within the vein’. It is the infusion of liquid directly into a vein using a syringe or intravenous catheter (tube). Compared with other routes of administration, the intravenous route is the fastest way to deliver fluids and medicines into the blood stream (the systemic(...)
  • Investigational Medicinal ProductAn investigational medicinal product is an active ingredient or placebo that has been pharmaceutically formulated (prepared) for human use which is being tested, or used as a comparator, in a clinical trial. Typically IMPs have not yet received marketing authorisation, however in some(...)
  • IMPAn investigational medicinal product is an active ingredient or placebo that has been pharmaceutically formulated (prepared) for human use which is being tested, or used as a comparator, in a clinical trial. Typically IMPs have not yet received marketing authorisation, however in some(...)
  • Investigational Medicinal Product DossierInvestigational Medicinal Product Dossier

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