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terms and definition
terms | definitions |
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Aesculapius | god of medicine |
Aristotle | Greek scientist and philosppher |
Roger Bcaon | English scientist |
Galen | Greek physician |
Hippocrates | Greek physician and philosppher, considered to be father of medicine |
Gregor Mendel | Scientist and monk, known as father of genetics |
Paracelsus | Swiss physician, philosopher, and scientist |
Apothecary | latin term for pharmacist |
Clinical pharmacist | monitors patient's medications in inpatient and some retail settings |
Dogma | code of beliefs based on tradition rather than facts |
Drug Education Coordinator | pharmacist who helps set protocol in hopsital settings |
formulary | list preferred drugs |
inpatient pharmacy | pharmacy in hospital or institutional setting |
opioid | sythnetic analgesic, similar to opium |
opium | analgesic made from poppy plant |
outpatient pharmacy | pharmacies that serve in community pharmacies and are not inpatient facilities |
Pharmacist | dispenses drugs, counsels patients |
Pharmacy | drug or remedy |
Pharmacy clerk | person who assists pharmacist at the front counter, accepts payment for medications |
pharmacy technician | person who assists pharmacist by fiulling prescriptions and performing other nondiscretionary tasks |
Protocol | set of standards and guidelines |
Shaman | medicine person, holds a high place of honor in tribe |