Antisense Drugs

Definition, Designing Technology, and Mechanism Antisense drugs are drugs that seek to block DNA transcription or RNA translation in order

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Alternative Medicine

Often called ‘‘complementary and alternative medicine,’’ this group of medical practices has also been termed ‘‘unconventional,’’ ‘‘unorthodox,’’ ‘‘unproven,’’ and even ‘‘quackery.’’ Because these terms

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Idiosyncrasy

A few individuals respond to drugs in a highly unusual and unpredictable manner, giving a response quantitatively much different than

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Spirits

Spirits are alcoholic or hydroalcoholic solutions of volatile substances. Generally, the alcoholic concentration of spirits is rather high, usually over

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Liniments

Liniments are alcoholic or oleaginous solutions or emulsions of various medicinal substances intended to be rubbed on the skin. Liniments

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Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial [Syn. clinical investigation, clinical study] is any systematic and carefully designed study on medicinal products in human subjects

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