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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Face validity

Health care; Pharmacy

An interview or survey that has questions on it that look related to the purpose.

Fibrin

Health care; Pharmacy

An insoluble protein that is one of the principle ingredients of a blood clot. Fibrin strands bind to one another to form a fibrin mesh. The fibrin mesh often traps platelets and other blood cells.

An ischemic stroke thought to be caused by an embolism arising from the heart. Cardioembolic stroke can be assumed in patients with significant cardiovascular disease including atrial fibrillation, ...

Computer network

Health care; Pharmacy

An interconnection of computers and computer-related devices (e.g., printers and modems) that allows the devices to interchange data, electronic mail, programs, and other files. In addition, a ...

Agenda for change

Health care; Pharmacy

An initiative adopted by the JCAHO in 1986 intended to improve standards by focusing on key functions of quality of care, to monitor the performance of health care organisations using indicators, to ...

Cochrane collaboration

Health care; Pharmacy

An international organisation dedicated to promoting well-informed health care decisions by preparing, maintaining, and ensuring accessibility to current, rigorous, systematic reviews of the benefits ...

Discordant results

Health care; Pharmacy

Different outcome status for two or more individuals, as in a pair-matched case–control study, when one subject in a pair is exposed and the other individual is unexposed to the risk factor of ...