| Physician's Desk Reference |
PDR |
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| Physicians At Teaching Hospitals |
PATH |
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| Physicians Insurance Exchange |
PIE |
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| physio |
physiotherapist |
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| Pi |
inorganic phosphate |
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| PI-sparing regimen |
Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) that does not include antiretroviral (ARV) drugs from the protease inhibitor (PI) drug class. Excluding PIs from an HIV treatment regimen saves drugs in the PI class for future use. |
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| PICC line |
peripheral-inserted central catheter |
vdengin |
| Picture Archiving and Communications System |
PACS |
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| Pierce County Medical Society |
PCMS |
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| pill burden |
The number of tablets, capsules, or other dosage forms that a person takes on a regular basis. A high pill burden can make it difficult to adhere to an HIV treatment regimen. |
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| Pill Right Now |
PRN |
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| PIND meeting |
Pre-Investigational New Drug meeting |
Ярилло Ксения |
| pink eye |
Inflammation or infection of the conjunctiva, which is the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eye. Conjunctivitis is commonly caused by a bacterial or viral infection, an allergic reaction, or a blocked tear duct (in babies) Conjunctivitis can also occur as part of a hypersensitivity reaction to certain antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. |
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| pip/tazo |
Piperacillin/Tazobactam |
Katherine Schepilova |
| PKU |
phenylketonuria |
WAHinterpreter |
| PL |
phospholipid |
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| placebo |
An inactive drug (or other intervention) that is identical in appearance to a therapeutically active drug. In some clinical trials, researchers compare the effects of a placebo with those of an active drug under investigation to determine if the active investigational drug is effective. |
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| placebo effect |
An effect (usually, but not necessarily, beneficial) that arises from an expectation that the given drug (or other intervention) will have an effect. In a clinical trial, placebo effect can refer to an effect experienced by either a participant or a researcher. |
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| placebo-controlled trial |
A type of clinical trial. In placebo-controlled trials, one group of participants (the control arm) receives an inactive drug (or other intervention) called a placebo, while another group of participants (the experimental arm) receives the active drug being tested. The two groups are compared to see if the drug is more effective than the placebo. |
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| placenta |
The sac-shaped organ that develops in the uterus of a pregnant woman. The placenta provides the fetus with oxygen and nutrients and takes away wastes, such as carbon dioxide, via the umbilical cord. |
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