H
- Head-to-head study
- A clinical trial in which two different medicines are directly compared with each other with respect to their effect on a marker of the disease or a specific event associated with the disease. (For drugs under development, this is often a comparison with a marketed drug that is seen to be the gold standard.)
- High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)
- Cholesterol carried in the blood by HDL back to the liver, sometimes referred to as ‘good’ cholesterol.
- High-throughput screening
- The process of using automated tests to search quickly through large numbers of substances for desired binding or activity characteristics.
- HKAPI
- Hong Kong Association of the Pharmaceutical Industry.
- Hormone
- A chemical messenger carried in the blood which produces a biological effect at its site of action.
- Human papilloma virus (HPV)
- A group of viruses that can cause cervical cancer.
- Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
- A water pill (thiazide diuretic) that helps prevent the body from absorbing too much salt, which can cause fluid retention.
- Hydrofluoroalkanes (HFAs)
- New propellants for metered-dose inhalers that are more environmentally friendly than the current CFC-based inhalers.
- Hyperglycaemic
- The condition of abnormally high levels of glucose in the blood.
- Hypertension
- High blood pressure.
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