| ICSP | International Council of Societies of Pathology |
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| IFMSS | International Federation of Multiple Sclerosis Societies |
| IFSSH | International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand |
| IURES | International Union of Reticuloendothelial Societies |
| APhA | American Pharmaceutical Association |
| preservatives, pharmaceutical | Substances added to pharmaceutical preparations to protect them from chemical change or microbial action. They include antibiotics and antioxidants. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| insurance, pharmaceutical services | Insurance providing for payment of services rendered by the pharmacist. Services include the preparation and distribution of medical products. (12 Dec 1998) |
| technology, pharmaceutical | The application of scientific knowledge or technology to pharmacy, pharmacology, and the pharmaceutical industry. It includes methods, techniques, and instrumentation in the manufacture, preparation, compounding, dispensing, packaging, and storing of drugs and other preparations used in diagnostic and determinative procedures and in the treatment of patients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| economics, pharmaceutical | Economic aspects of the fields of pharmacy and pharmacology as they apply to the development and study of medical economics in rational drug therapy and the impact of pharmaceuticals on the cost of medical care. Pharmaceutical economics also includes the economic considerations of the pharmaceutical care delivery system and in drug prescribing, particularly of cost-benefit values. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fees, pharmaceutical | Amounts charged to the patient or third-party payer for medication. It includes the pharmacist's professional fee and cost of ingredients, containers, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |