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2. Drug - Wikipedia

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   A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. [1] Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection, smoking, ingestion, absorption via a patch on the skin, suppository, or dissolution under the tongue.

3. Pharmacy - Wikipedia

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   The Green Pharmacy Cross (sometimes overlaid with Bowl of Hygieia), is widely used in Europe and India [citation needed] on pharmacy signs. A medication is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. The Apothecary or The Chemist by Gabriël Metsu (c. 1651 –67)

4. Prescription drug - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act defines what substances, known as legend drugs, require a prescription for them to be dispensed by a pharmacy. The federal government authorizes physicians (of any specialty), physician assistants , nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses , veterinarians, dentists ...

5. Medication - Wikipedia

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   A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy ) is an important part of the medical field and relies on the science of pharmacology for continual advancement and on ...

6. Formulary (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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   Provincial and territorial government provide partial prescription drug coverage and the overall drug payment is a mix of public taxation, private insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Insurance coverage differs regionally, although each public drug coverage plan must meet standards set by the federal government. [ 6 ]

7. Pharmacy (shop) - Wikipedia

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   A pharmacy (also called drugstore in American English or community pharmacy or chemist in Commonwealth English) is a premises which provides pharmaceutical drugs, among other products. At the pharmacy, a pharmacist oversees the fulfillment of medical prescriptions and is available to counsel patients about prescription and over-the-counter ...

8. Pharmacology - Wikipedia

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   The word pharmacology is derived from Greek word φάρμακον, pharmakon, meaning "drug" or "poison", together with another Greek word -λογία, logia with the meaning of "study of" or "knowledge of" [3] [4] (cf. the etymology of pharmacy).

9. Tablet (pharmacy) - Wikipedia

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   Some drugs are absorbed better in certain parts of the digestive system. If this part is the stomach, a coating is selected that dissolves quickly and easily in acid. If the rate of absorption is best in the large intestine or colon, a coating is used that is acid resistant and dissolves slowly to ensure that the tablet reaches that point ...