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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The group of test animals or humans that receive a placebo or active control; in a case–control study, subjects without the disease or outcome. For most preclinical and clinical trials, the Food and ...

absolute risk increase (ARI)

Health care; Pharmacy

The increase in risk with a new therapy compared with the risk without the new therapy.

aspiration pneumonitis

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The inflammation of lung tissue caused by the aspiration of fluids and gastric contents that often leads to dyspnea, pulmonary edema, secondary infections, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. ...

dermis

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The inner layer of skin between the epidermis and hypodermis.

bronchoscopic examination

Health care; Pharmacy

The insertion of an instrument (viz, bronchoscope) to help visualize the trachea and bronchi and to facilitate the collection of specimens from these tissues.

alpha value

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The level of alpha ( ) selected in a hypothesis test.

confidence limits

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The limits of a confidence interval. These limits are computed from sample data and have a given probability that the unknown parameter is located between them.