Glossary

neutropenia – very low amount of neutrophils (neutrophils are white blood cells that fight bacterial infections).

European Medicines Agency (EMA) – the EMA is the part of the European Union that is responsible for approving and regulating human and animal medicines and medical products.

See: www.ema.europa.eu/en

spinal tap – See lumbar puncture.

even distribution – where most results are in the middle and a roughly similar number of results fall either side. Also called bell-shaped or ‘normal’ distribution.

SC (sub-cutaneous) – under the skin. See IV (intravenous) and IM (intra-muscular).