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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First-generation

Health care; Pharmacy

An antipsychotic medication with a mechanism of action thought to be primarily caused by the blockade of dopamine-2 (D2) receptors. D2-blockade is associated with hyperprolactinemia and ...

Chance node

Health care; Pharmacy

An element in a decision analysis that represents a point at which specified outcomes are determined on the basis of probability.

Ecologic fallacy

Health care; Pharmacy

An association between summary characteristics across populations without actual linkage of the characteristics within individual persons.

Decision node

Health care; Pharmacy

An element of a decision tree that represents a choice between two or more competing alternative management approaches.

Creatine kinase (CK) enzymes are found in many isoforms, with varying concentrations depending on the type of tissue. Creatine kinase is a general term used to describe the nonspecific total release ...

Demyelination

Health care; Pharmacy

Destruction of myelin in the spinal cord and brain leading to the formation of plaques that impair communication between neurons. Demyelination is classically found in the central nervous system of ...

Axonal transaction

Health care; Pharmacy

Destroying or severing the axon so that electrical impulses are impeded along the nerve sheath or across the nerve synapse. Axonal damage is not reversible and leads to long-term disability and the ...