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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.

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Pharmacy

Cholestatic hepatitis

Health care; Pharmacy

Rare form of hepatitis marked by stopped or suppressed flow of bile; characterised by pruritus, dark urine, light-colored stools, elevated alkaline phosphatase, and conjugated bilirubin.

Controlled clinical trial

Health care; Pharmacy

Prospective study that directly compares an intervention to a control to measure a difference in effect (outcome); best study design to measure a cause and effect relationship between the ...

Cytokines

Health care; Pharmacy

Protein molecules that are released by one cell (e.g., T-lymphocytes) that can have an influence on other cells. These proteins are important in numerous cell functions, such as regulating the ...

Colony-stimulating factors

Health care; Pharmacy

Proteins that regulate the proliferation, maturation, and differentiation of stem cells to red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

Analytic research

Health care; Pharmacy

Quantitative research conducted in a controlled environment to determine cause and effect relationships.

Erythema nodosum

Health care; Pharmacy

Raised, red, tender nodules on the skin that vary in size from 1 cm.

Atrial fibrillation

Health care; Pharmacy

Rapid beating of the atria that results in variable ventricular rates.

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