🙈Double-Blind Study

A trial where neither participants nor researchers know treatments.

💊Drug

A chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, or prevention of disease.

✅Drug Approval

The process by which a regulatory body authorizes a drug for sale.

🚚Drug Delivery

Technologies for administering drugs to achieve therapeutic effects.

🔍Drug Discovery

The process of identifying new potential medications.

🔀Drug Interaction

A change in a drug's effect when taken with another substance.

↩️Drug Recall

The removal of a defective or dangerous drug from the market.

✅Efficacy

The ability of a drug to produce a desired therapeutic effect.

🇪🇺EMA

The European Medicines Agency, which regulates drugs in the EU.

🧪Excipient

An inactive substance used as a carrier for the active ingredient.

📤Excretion

The removal of drugs and their metabolites from the body.

🇺🇸FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration, which regulates drugs.

📋Formulary

A list of approved drugs covered by an insurer or institution.

🧪Formulation

The process of combining ingredients to create a drug product.

💊Generic Drug

A drug equivalent to a brand-name product sold under its chemical name.

📋Good Clinical Practice

Ethical and scientific standards for clinical trials.

🔬Good Laboratory Practice

Quality standards for non-clinical laboratory studies.

✅Good Manufacturing Practice

Regulations ensuring consistent quality in pharmaceutical production.

⏳Half-Life

The time for half of a drug dose to be eliminated from the body.

⚡High-Throughput Screening

Rapid testing of many compounds for biological activity.

🛡️Immunotherapy

A treatment that uses the immune system to fight disease.

📝Informed Consent

Agreement to participate in research after understanding the risks.

💧Infusion

Administering a drug slowly into a vein over time.

🫁Inhaler

A device delivering medication directly to the lungs.

💉Injection

A dosage form administered directly into the body.

🏛️Institutional Review Board

A committee that oversees research involving human subjects.

🎯Lead Compound

A chemical compound with potential to become a drug.

📄Marketing Authorization

Official permission to market a drug in a jurisdiction.

💊Medication

A substance used to treat or prevent disease.

🩺Medicine

The science and practice of diagnosing and treating disease.