virology – the study of viruses.
Glossary
Selected words and phrases
formulation – the physical form that makes an active drug into a medicine.
Different formulations include
- Pills (capsules or tablets).
- Syrups or other oral solutions.
- Injections.
- Powders.
- Creams or lotions.
A co-formulation is when two active drugs are combined. For example: when two active drugs are in the same pill.
LTNP / LTSP – See: long-term non-progressor.
opiate – a drug that comes from the opium poppy. Opiates include heroin, codeine and morphine.
seroreversion – the word for when the baby born to an HIV-positive mother, no longer has the mother’s antibodies to HIV.