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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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ethical principles
Health care; Pharmacy
* Concepts that describe the moral standards applied in patient care. * Form the foundation of the philosophy of pharmaceutical care practice. * Include beneficence, non-maleficence, veracity, ...
acromegaly
Health care; Pharmacy
A pathologic condition characterized by excessive production of growth hormone.
clinically competent
Health care; Pharmacy
A practitioner who is legally and ethically informed and is able to draw upon appropriate pharmaceutical knowledge while problem solving to meet the patient's needs.
drug informatics
Health care; Pharmacy
A technologically advanced version of drug information. This often denotes the electronic management of drug information.
dosing interval
Health care; Pharmacy
* The amount of time between administered doses (eg. every 8 hours. ) * Frequency of doses over a specified period of time (eg. 3 times a day. )
controlled for
Health care; Pharmacy
A term used to describe a confounding variable that is taken into consideration in the design or the analysis of the study. (See also Adjustment. )
analytic study
Health care; Pharmacy
A research investigation designed to test a hypothesis, often used in reference to a study of an exposure–disease association.
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