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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Crampy pelvic pain occurring with or just prior to menses. Primary dysmenorrhea implies pain in the setting of normal pelvic anatomy, whereas secondary dysmenorrhea is secondary to underlying pelvic ...

Constrictive pericarditis

Health care; Pharmacy

Constrictive pericarditis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium with subsequent thickening, scarring, and contracture of the pericardium. The pericardium cannot stretch during ...

Anisocytosis

Health care; Pharmacy

Considerable variation in the size of cells that are normally uniform, especially with reference to red blood cells.

Common-source exposure

Health care; Pharmacy

Contact with a risk factor that originates in the shared environment of multiple persons.

Allergic salute

Health care; Pharmacy

Constant upward rubbing of the nose as a result of allergies.

Drug abuse

Health care; Pharmacy

A maladaptive pattern of substance use indicated by repeated adverse consequences related to the repeated use of the substance. Examples include failure to fulfil important obligations at work, ...

Dosage

Health care; Pharmacy

* The total amount of active medication that a patient takes over a specified period of time. * Includes the dose of the medication, the method of administration, the frequency, and the duration of ...