Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 22, 2011 22:05
13 yrs ago
English term
Egypt
Helping Clinical Researchers Save Lives
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
for
English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Drug list
what does "for" mean in this below context?
- Placebo for rFVIIIFc (BIIB031)
- Placebo for BIIB033 250 mg 5 mL
- Placebo for rFVIIIFc (BIIB031)
- Placebo for BIIB033 250 mg 5 mL
Responses
| 5 +8 | used instead of |
Monica Colangelo
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| 3 | placebo of |
R.C. (X)
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Responses
+8
5 mins
Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Argentina
Works in field
Argentina
45 yrs' experience in most every field
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian, Argentine, US, Rioplatense)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
used instead of
In clinical trials, some patients are given the drug that is being tested and some other receive placebos. The drugs under testing are often named as a combination of letters and numbers as in this case.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you trixiemck"
10 hrs
placebo of
placebo is a dummy replacement of an active drug
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