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  • SSTDanish Health Authority. https://sundhedsstyrelsen.dk"
  • Surrogate endpointThe endpoint in a clinical trial is an event such as the occurrence of a disease, or symptom, or a particular laboratory result. Once someone reaches the endpoint, they are generally excluded from further research in the trial.A surrogate endpoint (or marker) is a measure which in itself is(...)
  • Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse ReactionA Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction (SUSAR), is a serious adverse reaction (SAR) for which a reasonable causal relationship with the medicine use is suspected but not confirmed. Unexpected in this context means not consistent with the applicable product information (e.g.(...)
  • SUSARA Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reaction (SUSAR), is a serious adverse reaction (SAR) for which a reasonable causal relationship with the medicine use is suspected but not confirmed. Unexpected in this context means not consistent with the applicable product information (e.g.(...)
  • Swiss Agency for Therapeutic ProductsSwiss National Competent Authority. https://www.swissmedic.ch"
  • SwissmedicSwiss National Competent Authority. https://www.swissmedic.ch"
  • SymptomIn medicine, a symptom is generally a subjective experience of a disease, in contrast to a sign, which is something that can be detected or measured. For example, stomach ache, lower-back pain, and fatigue are symptoms and can only be experienced (or sensed) and reported by the patient. A(...)
  • Systemic toxicologyThis refers to toxic effects caused as a result of absorption and distribution of a substance that affects the whole body rather than a specific (local) area, i.e. to an area distant from its entry point. Most chemicals that produce systemic toxicity do not cause a similar degree of toxicity(...)
  • T-testA t-test is a statistical test that helps compare whether the average values of two groups of data are significantly different from each other. It is used to obtain a measure of the difference between the means (averages) of the groups, relative to the spread of data within each group.The(...)
  • Target patient populationRefers to the patients the medicine is intended for.

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