API

API
Term	API
Short definition	API - The main ingredient in a drug that produces the desired effect of the drug. Some medicines contain more than one active substance that works in different ways in the body.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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API - The main ingredient in a drug that produces the desired effect of the drug. Some medicines contain more than one active substance that works in different ways in the body. Also referred to as active pharmaceutical ingredient, drug substance, and pharmacological substance

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