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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Brachytherapy

Health care; Pharmacy

A procedure in which radioactive material sealed in needles, seeds, wires, or catheters is placed directly into or near a tumor. Also called internal radiation, implant radiation, or interstitial ...

False-negative

Health care; Pharmacy

A test result that is normal (negative) despite the true presence of the disease of interest or a study result that incorrectly fails to identify a true effect. (See also Type II error. )

Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA)

Health care; Pharmacy

A special type of analysis of variance or regression used to control for the effect of a possible confounding factor.

Erythropoietin

Health care; Pharmacy

A hormone made by the kidneys that is required for red blood cell formation in the bone marrow. Lack of this hormone leads to anemia.

Crossover study

Health care; Pharmacy

A clinical trial in which each group of subjects receives two or more treatments, but in different sequences.

Bibliography

Health care; Pharmacy

A list of references, usually seen at the end of a professionally written document.

Decision analysis

Health care; Pharmacy

A formal probabilistic process for making clinical decisions that incorporates information on medical options, anticipated likelihoods of various outcomes, and the uncertainty associated with ...