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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Caffeinism

Health care; Pharmacy

A clinical syndrome produced by acute or chronic overuse of caffeine characterised by anxiety, psychomotor alterations, sleep disturbances, mood changes, and psychophysiologic complaints.

Biological marker

Health care; Pharmacy

A measurable characteristic that helps to classify either level of exposure to a risk factor or susceptibility to (or presence of) a disease.

Drug information service (DIS)

Health care; Pharmacy

A professional service providing drug information. This service is normally located in a drug information center.

Biofilm

Health care; Pharmacy

A population or community of microorganisms adhering to a surface by a secreted coating. This coating also reduces microorganism vulnerability to antibiotics.

Discrete scale

Health care; Pharmacy

A scale used to measure a numerical characteristic that has integer values (an example is number of pregnancies).

Dot plot

Health care; Pharmacy

A graphic method for displaying the frequency distribution of numerical observations for one or more groups.

A parameter measured in a clinical study. The primary endpoint is the major variable analysed and reflects the main objective of the study. Secondary endpoints are additional variables of interest ...