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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.


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Urine infections

Try your luck at drinking plenty of water,cranberry juice from the health store or drink ural sachet from the pharmacy to make your urine more alkaline.If you can ,take your urine in a clear bottle,if it looks very cloudy or dirty ,then better see a doctor for prescription.Do ...

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by triks
Tue May 05, 2009 12:42 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Urine infections
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Views: 2561

Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... adjust to Western Civilization? It may just be to cheap and too good to swallow for the FDA and Western docs. It would also put a lot of nurses, pharmacy labs, and other ancillary companies out of business. (Just food for thought.)

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by Jennuan
Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:42 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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BS Biology job advice

The pharmacy tech is low pay. I live in mississippi and the minimum wage is a little over 6.50/hr and the pharm tech certified and with bs degree was 7.40 and I knew the lady in-charge of pay and she even maxed out the pay and ...

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by lansden
Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:41 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BS Biology job advice
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Views: 1775

BS Biology job advice

I have gotten a job offer as an environment quality scientist position and as a pharmacy tech manager. I thought others may want to know to look into them.

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by lansden
Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:31 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: BS Biology job advice
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Views: 1775

transdermal delivery

Maybe something here for you. http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/faculty/rdalby/TeachingWebPages/Transdermal%20Drug%20Delivery.pdf

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by MichaelXY
Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:28 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: transdermal delivery
Replies: 4
Views: 751
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