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Pharmacy

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

Contributors in Pharmacy

Pharmacy

Drug substance

Health care; Pharmacy

Bulk compound from which the drug product is prepared.

Circumstantial speech

Health care; Pharmacy

Speech pattern whereby the expressed ideas are characterised by unnecessary detail. The speaker ultimately makes their point, but in a very roundabout manner.

Cataplexy

Health care; Pharmacy

Sudden loss of muscle control with retention of clear consciousness that follows a strong emotional stimulus (as elation, surprise, or anger) and is a characteristic symptom of narcolepsy.

Cardiopulmonary arrest

Health care; Pharmacy

The abrupt cessation of spontaneous and effective ventilation and circulation following a cardiac or respiratory event.

Distribution-free

Health care; Pharmacy

Statistical methods that make no assumptions regarding the distribution of the observations; ie, nonparametric.

Electromyography

Health care; Pharmacy

Test of muscle function because of either primary muscle disease or secondary to nerve injury.

Behavioural phenotype

Health care; Pharmacy

The actions or reactions of a person to internal or external environmental influences.

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