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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amygdala

Health care; Pharmacy

A small almond-shaped temporal lobe structure that plays a role in emotions and fear control.

acute tubular necrosis

Health care; Pharmacy

Acute renal failure as the result of renal tubular epithelial cell damage, which can be caused by either direct toxic or ischemic effects of drugs.

criteria

Health care; Pharmacy

A statement of the activity to be measured and evaluated. Also see Indicator.

clinical pharmacy

Health care; Pharmacy

* An emphasis in the profession of pharmacy from the mid-1960s to the present which moved the focus from drug product to patient-oriented services including consultations. * Includes a number of ...

electroconvulsive therapy

Health care; Pharmacy

A treatment for severe mental illness in which a precisely calculated electric stimulus is administered in a controlled medical setting to produce a generalized seizure.

coma

Health care; Pharmacy

A state of unconsciousness whereby a patient is not opening his or her eyes, not obeying commands, and not uttering understandable words.

diffusion-weighted imaging

Health care; Pharmacy

A type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that can sensitively detect changes in water movement in tissue. It is particularly sensitive to the early changes seen during brain ischemia.