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EXPERIMENTAL DRUG [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-10-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- experimental drug
1, record 1, English, experimental%20drug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A drug that has not passed all the tests to make sure it works and is safe to take. (From source a). 2, record 1, English, - experimental%20drug
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually a new drug is tried out in the test tube first, then on animals, and on a small number of humans. Sometimes researchers also have to prove that the drug works better than a placebo ("a sugar pill") before a drug is made legal. 1, record 1, English, - experimental%20drug
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- médicament expérimental
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9dicament%20exp%C3%A9rimental
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nouveau médicament qui n'a pas été approuvé pour le traitement d'une maladie. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20exp%C3%A9rimental
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Manisyl est un nouveau médicament expérimental qui fonctionne différemment de tout autre groupe de médicaments anti-VIH. L'antigène Manisyl stimule la reconnaissance de peptides VIH par les cellules destructrices CD8+ et inhibe la reproduction du virus dans les cellules hôtes. Puisqu'il est expérimental, le Manisyl n'a pas encore été approuvé comme médicament pour le traitement de l'infection au VIH. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9dicament%20exp%C3%A9rimental
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicamentos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- medicamento experimental
1, record 1, Spanish, medicamento%20experimental
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fármaco experimental 2, record 1, Spanish, f%C3%A1rmaco%20experimental
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Medicamento en fase experimental cuyos efectos adversos a corto y a largo plazo aún no han sido evaluados. 2, record 1, Spanish, - medicamento%20experimental
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