HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRACTICE
PHARMACY
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- derived from the Greek word pharmakon meaning medicine or drug.
- the art and science of preparing natural and synthetic sources suitable for distribution and use in the treatment and prevention of diseases.
- It embraces knowledge of identification, selection, pharmacological action, preservation, combination, analysis, and standardization of drugs and medicines.
Pharmacy could also be defined on three levels:
First:
Pharmacy performs the functions of procurement, preservation, preparation, compounding, and dispensing of drugs in appropriate dosage forms.
Second:
Pharmacy is to be defined is that of material pharmaceutica.
Third:
Pharmacy applies a body of experimental science to improve and develop medications.
PHARMACIST/ DRUGGIST
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- the person of drugs or the expert on drugs.
DRUGS
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- any chemical compound that is used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease.
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