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Adjuvant

In pharmacology, an adjuvant is a drug or other substance, or a combination of substances, that is used to increase the efficacy or potency of certain drugs. Specifically, the term can refer to:Adjuvant therapy in cancer management Analgesic adjuvant in pain management Immunologic adjuvant in vaccines

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