| AIDSDRUGS | clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency drugs [MEDLARS data base] |
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| AIDSTRIALS | clinical trials of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome drugs [MEDLARS data base] |
| BNDD | Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs |
| CSC | blow on blow (administration of small amounts of drugs at short intervals) [Fr. coup sur coup]; coll... |
| D&A | dilatation and aspiration; drugs and allergy |
| immunosuppressive drugs | Drugs that block the bodys ability to fight infection or foreign substances that enter the body. A person receiving an organ transplant is given these drugs to stop the body from rejecting the new organ or tissue. Cyclosporin is a commonly used immunosuppressive drug. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| orphan drugs | Drugs, biologicals, and medical devices (including diagnostic in vitro tests) that may be useful in common or rare diseases but which are not considered commercially viable. Synonym: orphan drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |