Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Drug efficacy study implementation
The plan of the Food and Drug Administration for implementing the evaluations and recommendations of the Drug Efficacy Study Group of the National Academy of Science—National Research Council respecting the effectiveness of drugs marketed prior to 1962 under approved new drug applications. The Drug Efficacy Study was undertaken in 1966 to evaluate all of the…
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Dispensing fee
A fee charged by a pharmacist for filing a prescription. One of two ways that pharmacists charge for the service of filling a prescription, the other being a standard percentage markup on the acquisition cost of the drug involved. A dispensing fee is the .same for all prescriptions, thus representing a larger mark-up on the…
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Discovery rule
In malpractice, a rule in use in some jurisdictions under which the statute of limitations does not commence to run until the wrongful act is discovered or, with reasonable diligence, should have been discovered. The statute of limitations is the period of time ordinarily beginning with the wrongful act, dining which an injured party may…
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Discharge abstract
A summary description of an admission prepared upon a patient’s discharge from a hospital or other health facility. The abstract records selected data about the patient’s stay in the hospital, including diagnoses, services received, length of stay, source of payment and demographic information. The information is usually obtained from the patient’s medical record and abstracted…
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Direct cost
A cost which is identifiable directly with a particular activity, service or product of the program experiencing the cost.
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Diploma school
A program which educates registered nurses in a hospital, the diploma being given upon completion of the program and licensure as a registered nurse. Classroom and laboratory teaching may be given under an arrangement with a college, but are the responsibility of the hospital and no college level degree is given.
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Dictionary
A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of language. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work. (From The Devil’s Dictionary.)
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Developmental disability
A disability which; originates before age 18: can be expected to continue indefinitely; constitutes a substantial handicap to the disabled’s ability to function normally in society; and is attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, any other condition closely related to mental retardation because it results in similar impairment of general intellectual functioning or…
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Detail person
A sales representative of a pharmaceutical manufacturer who promotes prescription drugs for use by physicians, dentists, and pharmacists. Such detailing includes personal presentations, advertising, and provision of drug samples and educational materials prepared by the manufacturers to professionals in their offices. Many detail persons are now pharmacists.
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Dental technician
An individual who makes complete and partial dentures, orthodontic appliances, bridgework, crowns, and other dental restorations and appliances, as prescribed by dentists. There were an estimated 32,000 dental technicians in 1972. Most dental technicians work in commercial dental laboratories. However, increasing numbers are employed by private dental practitioners and by Federal, State, and private institutions.…
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