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Pharmacopia

Noun. Plural.

Definition: An odd collection of medications (over the counter and/or prescription), vitamins, supplements and other assorted capsules or tablets, usually in a medicine cabinet or in one's desk drawer at work.
"Holy Hannah! Look at Susie's pharmacopia! She's got all the fixin's for a crystal meth lab!"
by Maven April 15, 2004
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pharmacoping skills

the means by which one handles the vicissitudes of life according to what and how many drugs are required to that end.
melvin has marvelous pharmacoping skills, his doctor is only to happy to oblige.
by lexicali slim September 8, 2010
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Pharmacovigilant

Pharmacovigilant (PV or PhV), also known as an affinity for drug safety, is the pharmacological science relating to the collection, detection, assessment, monitoring, and prevention of adverse effects with pharmaceutical products. The etymological roots for the word "pharmacovigilant" are: pharmakon(Greek for drug) and vigilare (Latin for to keep watch). As such, pharmacovigilant pertains specifically to one who is medically intuitive and aims to prevent adverse drug reactions or ADRs, which are defined as any response to a drug which is noxious and unintended, including lack of efficacy.

Information received from patients and healthcare providers via pharmacovigilant persons assist with creating agreements (PVAs), as well as other sources such as the medical literature, plays a critical role in providing the data necessary for pharmacovigilance to take place.
Ultimately, pharmacovigilant is the ability to anticipate risk using intuition, data and the ability to identify previous triggers, negative outcomes and hazards associated with pharmaceutical products and practiced with the primary intent of honoring the risk vs benefit algorithm, and minimizing the risk of any harm that may come to patients. Companies must conduct a comprehensive drug safety and consult competent and qualified pharmacovigilant individuals to effectively audit and assess their compliance with worldwide laws, regulations, and guidance.
I have never seen anything like this before, but thank goodness the Benefactors have a such a fine Pharmacovigilant individual like yourself to protect them from all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
by Rachel Elizabeth Morse August 5, 2020
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pharmacokinetics

Something no one will use in practical life. useless
Something that produces alcoholics pharmacy students and makes them drink more.
Pharmacokinetics blows ass... let's go drink and test the f u infinity.
by icstarznsky October 23, 2007
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pharmacognant

Extreme awareness brought about by psychotropic compounds.
My friend was pharmacognant after he ate some mushrooms. He saw 3 suns and 2 moons.
by Rxer January 4, 2011
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pharmanoia

The belief that the drug companies have a cure for your condition, but keep it a secret because treating the disease is more profitable.
I had a sudden flash of pharmanoia before picking up my prescription.
by Fritzholm October 13, 2009
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Pharmacopeia

Pharmacopeia (or pharmacopoeia) is a book or collection of official standards and guidelines for the preparation, quality control, and use of medicines and other healthcare products. These standards are established by national or international organisations such as the British Pharmacopoeia (BP) and the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), and are acknowledged as the gold standard for ensuring the quality and safety of medicinal substances and products. Pharmacists, physicians, manufacturers, and regulatory agencies often refer to pharmacopoeias to make sure that the medicines and healthcare products they use or produce meet the required quality standards and are safe and effective for patient use.
The British Pharmacopeia (BP) requires the Paracetamol content to be between 95.0% and 105.0% of the labeled amount.

The BP also specifies limits for impurities such as p-aminophenol, 4-chloroaniline, and 4-aminophenol. For example, the limit for p-aminophenol is not more than 0.001%.
by TheMedtionary April 3, 2023
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