Glossary

Area Under the Curve (AUC) – total exposure to drug over the dosing period.

adefovir – anti-viral drug used to treat hepatitis B.

pulmonary – relating to the lungs.

chorionic villus sampling – test in which cells around an embryo are removed and examined to detect genetic abnormalities.

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