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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Wilcoxon signed ranks test

Health care; Pharmacy

A nonparametric test for comparing two dependent samples with ordinal data or with numerical observations that are not normally distributed.

Prospective cohort study

Health care; Pharmacy

A cohort study in which exposure status and subsequent occurrence of disease both occur after the onset of the investigation.

Positive formulary

Health care; Pharmacy

A drug formulary that starts out with no drug products and specifically adds products, after appropriate evaluation, that are needed by the institution or company.

Open formulary

Health care; Pharmacy

A formulary that allows any marketed drug to be ordered in an institution or under a third-party plan. Can be considered an oxymoron.

Sex-specific mortality rate

Health care; Pharmacy

A mortality rate specific to either males or females.

Institutional review board (IRB)

Health care; Pharmacy

A group of individuals from various disciplines (e. G. , laypeople, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and clergy) who evaluate protocols for clinical studies to assess risks to the research ...

Structured abstract

Health care; Pharmacy

A journal article abstract that contains short, precise descriptions of the context of the study, the objective, design, the setting and participants, the methods or interventions, main outcomes, ...