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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cost–effectiveness study

Health care; Pharmacy

A study where the cost of a drug or service is compared to its therapeutic impact. Cost-effectiveness studies determine the relative efficiency of various drugs or services in achieving desired ...

antibiogram

Health care; Pharmacy

A summary of antimicrobial susceptibilities.

Fisher's z transformation

Health care; Pharmacy

A transformation of the correlation coefficient so that it is normally distributed.

A type of pervasive developmental disorder characterized by severe and sustained impairment in social interaction, restricted and repetitive patterns of behavioral/interested activities—similar to ...

American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Index

Health care; Pharmacy

A validated questionnaire of seven questions that can be used by patients to assess the bothersomeness of their voiding symptoms. The total score range is 0 to 35. Higher scores are consistent with ...

edema

Health care; Pharmacy

Accumulation of fluid in tissues.

confidence interval (CI)

Health care; Pharmacy

A measurement of the variability of study data. The interval computed from sample data that has a given probability that the unknown parameter, such as the mean or proportion, is contained within ...