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  2. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    take (often effectively a noun meaning "prescription"—medical prescription or prescription drug) rep. repetatur: let it be repeated s. signa: write (write on the label) s.a. secundum artem: according to the art (accepted practice or best practice) SC subcutaneous "SC" can be mistaken for "SL," meaning sublingual. See also SQ: sem. semen seed ...

  3. 1,4-Butanediol - Wikipedia

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    1,4-Butanediol, also called Butane-1,4-diol (other names include 1,4-B, BD, BDO and 1,4-BD), [5] is a primary alcohol and an organic compound with the formula HOCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OH. . It is a colorless viscous liquid first synthesized in 1890 via acidic hydrolysis of N,N'-dinitro-1,4-butanediamine by Dutch chemist Pieter Johannes Dekkers, who called it "tetramethylene glyco

  4. List of medical abbreviations: B - Wikipedia

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    blood chemistry profile: BCX BCx: blood culture: BDR: Background Diabetic Retinopathy: BBMF "bone break, me fix" (orthopedic consent form) BD: bipolar disorder twice a day (from Latin bis in die) BDD: body dysmorphic disorder: BDI: Beck Depression Inventory: BDS: two times a day (from Latin bis die sumendus) BE: barium enema base excess: BEAM

  5. Drug nomenclature - Wikipedia

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    Drug nomenclature is the systematic naming of drugs, especially pharmaceutical drugs.In the majority of circumstances, drugs have 3 types of names: chemical names, the most important of which is the IUPAC name; generic or nonproprietary names, the most important of which are international nonproprietary names (INNs); and trade names, which are brand names. [1]

  6. Medicinal chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Medicinal or pharmaceutical chemistry is a scientific discipline at the intersection of chemistry and pharmacy involved with designing and developing pharmaceutical drugs. Medicinal chemistry involves the identification, synthesis and development of new chemical entities suitable for therapeutic use.

  7. Glossary of chemistry terms - Wikipedia

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    Also acid ionization constant or acidity constant. A quantitative measure of the strength of an acid in solution expressed as an equilibrium constant for a chemical dissociation reaction in the context of acid-base reactions. It is often given as its base-10 cologarithm, p K a. acid–base extraction A chemical reaction in which chemical species are separated from other acids and bases. acid ...

  8. Cannabidiol - Wikipedia

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    The oral bioavailability of cannabidiol is approximately 6% in fasting state and 36.5—57.3% in fed-state [72] in humans, while its bioavailability via inhalation is 11 to 45% (mean 31%). [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 72 ] [ 73 ] The oral bioavailability of cannabidiol varies based on several factors such as formulation, [ 73 ] dose, and food intake. [ 72 ]

  9. Pharmaceutical formulation - Wikipedia

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    Formulation studies involve developing a preparation of the drug which is both stable and acceptable to the patients. For orally administered drugs, this usually involves incorporating the drug into a tablet or a capsule. It is important to make the distinction that a tablet contains a variety of other potentially inert substances apart from ...