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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Curvilinear relationship

Health care; Pharmacy

(between X and Y) A relationship that indicates that X and Y vary together, but not in constant increments.

Carotid doppler

Health care; Pharmacy

A technique that provides information about the presence and severity of atherosclerosis of the carotid artery using noninvasive sound wave technology.

Decision diagram

Health care; Pharmacy

A flow chart used in decision analysis that identifies the clinical management choices, probabilities of events, and likelihoods of outcomes.

Assessment

Health care; Pharmacy

A systematic review and appraisal of the patient's drug-related needs Completed for the purpose of: * assuring that all the patient's drug therapy is appropriately indicated, * the most effective ...

A treatment (placebo, active, historical) used for comparison in a study to measure a difference in effect against an investigational agent. The investigator usually wishes to determine superiority ...

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Health care; Pharmacy

A waste product in the blood that comes from the breakdown of food protein. The kidneys philtre blood to remove urea. As kidney function decreases, the BUN level increases.

Candidate region

Health care; Pharmacy

A physical location on a chromosome believed to contain a potential disease susceptibility gene and identified by a genomewide scan and subsequent linkage analysis.