Glossary

dronabinol – medicine made from the active ingredient in marijuana. Dronabinol is approved in the US but is no longer available in the UK.

Minimum Effective Concentration (MEC) – the lower level of a drug in the body that will still be effective.

What happens when you take a drug?

encephalopathy – degenerative brain function or disease

bilirubin – a liver enzyme. Increased levels of bilirubin lead to a yellowing of the skin or eyes.

Bilirubin and side effects

prenatal – before birth. The time in which the foetus (developing baby) grows in the uterus.