Pharmacy

Pharmacy

1) The science and practice of the preparation and dispensing of medicinal drugs. 2) A store where medicinal drugs are dispensed and sold.

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Pharmacotherapy

Health care; Pharmacy

* Includes the drug product and the dosage regimen being taken by a patient for an indication. * Used synonymously with drug therapy. * The use of drugs to treat or prevent human disease.

Local area network (LAN)

Health care; Pharmacy

A group of computers connected in a way that they may share data, programs, and/or equipment over a small geographic area (e.g., building, department).

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Health care; Pharmacy

A life-threatening disease involving embolism and thrombosis of the small blood vessels in the brain and kidney.

Threshold model

Health care; Pharmacy

A model for deciding when a diagnostic test should be ordered, as opposed to doing nothing or treating the patient without performing the test.

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

A minimally invasive procedure whereby access to the coronary arteries is obtained through the femoral artery up the aorta to the coronary os. Contrast media is used to visualise the coronary artery ...

Percentage polygon

Health care; Pharmacy

A line graph connecting the midpoints of the tops of the columns of a histogram based on percentages instead of counts. It is useful in comparing two or more sets of observations when the ...

Sickle cell disease

Health care; Pharmacy

A group of inherited red blood cell (RBC) disorder in which sickle cell haemoglobin (HbS) is present. Hemolytic anaemia and painful vasoocclusion are the main features.