| NR | do not repeat [Lat. non repetatur]; nerve root; neural retina; neutral red; noise reduction; nonreac... |
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| NV | nausea and vomiting; negative variation; neovascularization; next visit; nonveteran; normal value; n... |
| DIP | desquamative interstitial pneumonitis; diisopropyl phosphate; diisopropylamine; diphtheria; distal i... |
| CEA | Carcino-Embryonic Antigen [HP 1825-6] ; Oncofetal Antigens ; Glycopro... |
| NA | Avogadro constant or number; nalidixic acid; Narcotics Anonymous; network administrator; neuraminida... |
| insulin infusion systems | Portable or implantable devices for infusion of insulin. Includes open-loop systems which may be patient-operated or controlled by a pre-set program and are designed for constant delivery of small quantities of insulin, increased during food ingestion, and closed-loop systems which deliver quantities of insulin automatically based on an electronic glucose sensor. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| intravenous infusion | <pharmacology> The giving of antibiotics, blood products, anti-cancer drugs or nutrients into a patients vein over a prolonged period of time. (30 Mar 1998) |
| pharmacy | 1. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist. 2. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop. Origin: OE. Fermacie, OF. Farmacie, pharmacie, F. Pharmacie, Gr, fr. To administer or use medicines, fr. Medicine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pharmacy administration | The business and managerial aspects of pharmacy in its broadest sense. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pharmacy and therapeutics committee | An advisory group composed primarily of staff physicians and the pharmacist which serves as the communication link between the medical staff and the pharmacy department. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pharmacy service, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the receiving, storing, and distribution of pharmaceutical supplies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| clinical pharmacy information systems | Information systems, usually computer-assisted, designed to store, manipulate, and retrieve information for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling administrative activities associated with the provision and utilization of clinical pharmacy services. (12 Dec 1998) |
| community pharmacy services | Total pharmaceutical services provided to the public through community pharmacies. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schools, pharmacy | Educational institutions for individuals specializing in the field of pharmacy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| students, pharmacy | Individuals enrolled in a school of pharmacy or a formal educational program leading to a degree in pharmacy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy | Formal instruction, learning, or training in the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs in the field of medicine. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy, continuing | Educational programs designed to inform graduate pharmacists of recent advances in their particular field. (12 Dec 1998) |
| education, pharmacy, graduate | Educational programs for pharmacists who have a bachelor's degree or a doctor of pharmacy degree entering a specific field of pharmacy. They may lead to an advanced degree. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ethics, pharmacy | The principles of proper professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the pharmacist himself, the patient, and his fellow practitioners. (12 Dec 1998) |
| legislation, pharmacy | Laws and regulations, pertaining to the field of pharmacy, proposed for enactment or enacted by a legislative body. (12 Dec 1998) |