Medicine

Medicine

The science and art of healing that employs a variety of health care practices to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

Industry: Health care; Medical

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Depositary

Medical; Medicine

JPMorgan Chase Bank, as depositary under the deposit agreement pursuant to which the ADRs are issued.

Cerebrovascular disease

Medical; Medicine

Disease affecting the arteries in the brain or those that supply blood to the brain.

Candidate drug (CD)

Medical; Medicine

A drug to be taken into clinical concept testing phase.

Bronchodilator

Medical; Medicine

A drug that causes the widening of the bronchi (major air passages of the lungs).

Beta-agonist

Medical; Medicine

A medicine that relaxes the muscles around the airways and thereby eases restricted breathing during an asthma attack or in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Biomarker

Medical; Medicine

A characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biological processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacological responses to a therapeutic intervention.