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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

Chance agreement

Health care; Pharmacy

A measure of the proportion of times two or more raters agree in their measurement or assessment of a phenomenon.

Fear

Health care; Pharmacy

A direct, focused response to a specific event or object of which an individual is consciously aware.

Age-specific rate

Health care; Pharmacy

A rate (usually incidence or mortality) for a particular age group.

Clinical pharmacy

Health care; Pharmacy

* An emphasis in the profession of pharmacy from the mid-1960s to the present which moved the focus from drug product to patient-oriented services including consultations. * Includes a number of ...

Antithrombotic

Health care; Pharmacy

A pharmacologic agent that prevents thrombus/clot formation. This category includes both antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants.

Arteriovenous malformations

Health care; Pharmacy

A tangle of blood vessels, both arterial and venous, that can rupture and cause haemorrhage in the brain.

Beneficence

Health care; Pharmacy

1) Doing what is best for the patient. 2) One of the primary ethical principles that underlies the practise of pharmaceutical care.

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