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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Editorial

Health care; Pharmacy

Commentary usually prepared by an expert identifying the strengths and limitations plus application of the results of a clinical trial that is published in the same journal issue as the study.

Cholinesterase inhibitors

Health care; Pharmacy

Class of medication that inhibits enzymatic activity of acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, or both to prevent the degradation of acetylcholine.

Chronic pancreatitis

Health care; Pharmacy

Chronic inflammation of the pancreas caused by the many sequelae of long-standing pancreatic injury leading to irreversible pancreatic damage.

Coronary artery disease

Health care; Pharmacy

Complete or partial blockage of the blood vessels that bring oxygenated blood to the heart muscle (myocardium), usually arising from atherosclerosis; if the reduction in blood flow is severe, a ...

Cronbach α-coefficient

Health care; Pharmacy

Commonly used statistical measure to quantify internal consistency reliability for multi-item scales or tests.

The pressure or the load the heart must generate to eject blood into the systemic circulation. Although approximated by the systemic vascular resistance, it is a complex measure that includes blood ...