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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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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, ...
