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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Prothrombin time (PT)

Health care; Pharmacy

A measure of coagulation representing the amount of time required to form a blood clot after the addition of thromboplastin to the blood sample; also known as Quick's test.

* The primary clinical decision made at a follow-up evaluation for each medical condition being managed with drug therapy. * characterises the effectiveness of the patient's drug therapy over time. ...

Sampling distribution

Health care; Pharmacy

(of a statistic) The frequency distribution of the statistic for many samples. It is used to make inferences about the statistic from a single sample.

Illness

Health care; Pharmacy

* The patient's lived experience of a disease or condition. * May be considered as a "process," often occurring over a protracted period of time. * The experience of illness encompasses physical, ...

Justice

Health care; Pharmacy

* Fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment in light of what is due or owed to persons. * One of the primary ethical principles that underlies the practise of pharmaceutical care.