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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excess risk

Health care; Pharmacy

The extra risk of the occurrence of a particular disease among persons exposed to a risk factor of interest. (See also Risk difference. )

anticipatory anxiety

Health care; Pharmacy

The fear of having an anxiety attack, which is often a trigger by itself; fear of fear.

drug product

Health care; Pharmacy

The final dosage form, prepared from the drug substance.

The first attack of multiple sclerosis characterized by a neurologic syndrome such as optic neuritis and generally seen with silent or asymptomatic white matter lesions (seen on magnetic resonance ...

effective renal plasma flow (ERPF)

Health care; Pharmacy

The flow of plasma through the kidneys; often measured by p-aminohippurate (PAH) clearance and expressed in volume per unit of time (mL/min). The ERPF is less than the true renal plasma flow (RPF) ...

drug interaction

Health care; Pharmacy

The Food and Drug Administration defines this as "a pharmacologic response that cannot be explained by the action of a simple drug, but is due to two or more drugs acting simultaneously. "