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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

allele

Health care; Pharmacy

An alternate form of a gene or a genetic locus that differs from other forms in its specific sequence of nucleotides; certain alleles may affect the structure and function of the corresponding ...

cross-sectional study

Health care; Pharmacy

An analytic investigation in which subjects are sampled at a fixed point or period of time, and the associations between the concurrent presence or absence of risk factors and diseases are then ...

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 ...

ecologic fallacy

Health care; Pharmacy

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

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.

decision node

Health care; Pharmacy

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

C-reactive protein

Health care; Pharmacy

An endogenous marker released by the body in response to inflammation.

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