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- Schizophrenia
A psychiatric condition in which the patient suffers impairment of their perception of reality.
- SCLC
Small cell lung cancer.
- Second-Line Therapy
Treatment administered after the failure of, or in addition to, first-line therapy.
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
US governmental agency that regulates the securities industry/stock market.
- SEK, Kronor, Krona
References to Swedish currency.
- Senior Executive Team (SET)
A cross-functional, cross-territorial group, established and led by the Chief Executive Officer.
- Sepsis
A life-threatening condition resulting from uncontrolled severe infections.
- SG&A
Costs Selling, general and administrative costs.
- SHE
Safety, Health and the Environment.
- Specialist Care
The medical care the patient receives after being referred by the primary care provider.
- SR
Sustained-release.
- SSE
Stockholm Stock Exchange.
- Statin
A class of drugs that alter cholesterol levels in the blood.
- Sterling, £, GBP, pence or p
References to UK currency.
- Supplemental new drug application (sNDA)
An application made to the US Food and Drug Administration to seek approval to market a marketed drug for another indication.
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
A disease of the immune system (the system that prevents and fights infection).