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Formulary

Stated; prescribed; ritual.

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Book 76% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Decoction noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling

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Pharmacopeia noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation; "postexposur…

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Tincture noun · 78% connection

(pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution

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Adrenal cortical steroid noun · 78% connection

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…

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Antidote noun · 78% connection

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Contraindication noun · 78% connection

(medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment

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Corticoid noun · 78% connection

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…

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Corticosteroid noun · 78% connection

a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…

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Counterpoison noun · 78% connection

a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

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Efficaciousness noun · 78% connection

capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

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Efficacy noun · 78% connection

capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

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O.d. verb · 78% connection

dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

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Overdose verb · 78% connection

dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

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Pharmacokinetics noun · 78% connection

the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion, duration of effect, etc.

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Academicals n. pl. · 78% connection

The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.