Glossary

Cmax – highest concentration of a drug after a dose.

What happens when you take a drug?

organogenesis – the process of development of baby’s main organs. This period is the first 12 weeks in the womb.

frequency – how often.

TD (or tid) – a short hand term for medication dosing that means ‘take three times a day’.

See also q8H.

encephalopathy – degenerative brain function or disease