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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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Pharmacy

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Health care; Pharmacy

A demyelinating disease, caused by inflammation, leading to neurologic deficits and often, disability.

Hemosiderin

Health care; Pharmacy

A golden yellow or yellow-brown insoluble protein produced by phagocytic digestion of hematin; found in most tissues, especially in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, in the form of granules much ...

Squamous cell carcinoma

Health care; Pharmacy

A malignant neoplasm (cancer) arising from stratified squamous epithelium, but that may also occur in sites in which glandular or columnar epithelium normally occur.

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

Health care; Pharmacy

A constellation of symptoms including mild mood disturbance and physical symptoms that occur prior to the menses and resolve with initiation of menses.

Vagal nerve stimulator (VNS)

Health care; Pharmacy

A medical device that is surgically implanted in patients with refractory epilepsy.

Genu valgum

Health care; Pharmacy

A deformity marked by lateral angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh.

Pharmacotherapy workup

Health care; Pharmacy

* A rational decision making process used in pharmaceutical care practice. * The practitioner's clinical decisions involved in assessing a patient's drug-related needs, identifying drug therapy ...

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