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Excipient

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Word	Definition
vehiclenoun	A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
nonmedicinal	Not medicinal.
inactive ingredientnoun	A component of a mixture product which does not directly contribute to the product's primary goal, but helps to make the product more stimulating to the consumer or to assist the active ingredient in some small manner.
adjuvantnoun	(formal) Someone or (more commonly) something that assists, facilitates, or helps; an aid, an assistant, a helper.
pharmacoenhancernoun	Any substance that enhances the efficacy of a drug
corrigentnoun	(medicine) Any substance added to a medicine to make it more palatable
drugnoun	(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
formulantnoun	Any inactive or inert substance added to a formulation (of pesticides, pharmaceuticals etc)
costimulantnoun	(pharmacology) Something that stimulates along with something else
potentiatornoun	(medicine) A drug that enhances the response to another.
supplementationnoun	The act of supplementing
pharmacoperonenoun	(medicine) A pharmacological chaperone (protein) that is used for drug delivery
nonstimulant	(pharmacology) Any substance that is not a stimulant.
coadjuvantnoun	(medicine) An adjuvant.
agonistnoun	(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.
contrastimulantnoun	(archaic, pharmacology) Any substance that counteracts a stimulant.
side effectnoun	An unintended consequence, or secondary result, of any action, in addition to the main or intended consequence of that action.
comedicationnoun	(medicine) A second medication used to alleviate the side-effects of another
adjunct treatmentnoun	(medicine) An additional treatment (e.g. a drug or procedure) used to increase the efficacy or safety of a primary treatment.
prodrugnoun	(pharmacology) A drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound.