Pharmaceutical glossary
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Opacifier
An opacifier is a substance added to a pharmaceutical coating to reduce transparency and improve opacity. Opacifier হলো এমন পদার্থ, যা coating-এর transparency কমিয়ে অস্বচ্ছতা ...
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Out of Specification (OOS)
Out of Specification (OOS) refers to a test result that falls outside an established acceptance criterion or specification limit. Out of Specification (OOS) হলো এমন test resul...
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Out of Trend (OOT)
Out of Trend (OOT) refers to a result or pattern that deviates from the expected trend, even though individual results may remain within established specification limits. Out ...
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Parenteral Preparation
A parenteral preparation is a sterile pharmaceutical preparation intended for administration by injection, infusion, or implantation rather than through the gastrointestinal t...
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Partial Agonist
A partial agonist activates a receptor but produces a lower maximum response than a full agonist, even when all available receptors are occupied. Partial Agonist receptor-এর স...
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Particle Size Distribution (PSD)
Particle Size Distribution describes the range and relative proportions of particle sizes present in a powder or granule sample. Particle Size Distribution (PSD) হলো কোনো powd...
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Pellet
A small, generally spherical or near-spherical solid particle containing one or more pharmaceutical ingredients. সাধারণত ছোট ও গোলাকার কঠিন কণাকে pellet বলে। এগুলো capsule বা ...
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Pelletization
Pelletization is the process of producing small, usually spherical or near-spherical particles from powders, granules, or other suitable materials. Pelletization হলো powder, g...
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Percentage Yield
Percentage Yield expresses the actual yield as a percentage of the theoretical yield. \[ \text{Percentage Yield}=\frac{\text{Actual Yield}}{\text{Theoretical Yield}}\times100 ...
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pH
pH indicates the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. It is important in pharmaceutical manufacturing because pH can influence drug solubility, stability, preservative ...
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Pharmaceutical Dosage Form
The physical form in which a pharmaceutical product is presented for administration. ওষুধ যে নির্দিষ্ট ভৌত রূপে রোগীকে প্রয়োগ করা হয়, তাকে Pharmaceutical Dosage Form বলে। যেমন...
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Pharmacodynamics (PD)
Pharmacodynamics describes what a drug does to the body, including its biochemical and physiological effects and mechanisms of action. Pharmacodynamics ব্যাখ্যা করে কোনো ওষুধ ...
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Pharmacokinetics (PK)
Pharmacokinetics describes how the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes a drug. Pharmacokinetics ব্যাখ্যা করে শরীর কীভাবে ওষুধকে Absorption, Distribution, Meta...
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Pharmacopoeia
A pharmacopoeia is an official publication containing standards and requirements for the identity, strength, quality, purity, and testing of pharmaceutical substances and prod...
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Pharmacovigilance
Pharmacovigilance is the science and activities concerned with detecting, assessing, understanding, and preventing adverse effects or other medicine-related problems. It suppo...
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Picking
Picking occurs when portions of the tablet material adhere to the punch surface and are pulled away from the tablet during compression or ejection. Picking হলো tablet compress...
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Plasticizer
A plasticizer is an excipient added to a polymeric coating to improve flexibility and reduce brittleness. Plasticizer হলো এমন excipient, যা polymer-based coating-এ যোগ করে fil...
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Polymorphism
Polymorphism is the ability of a substance to exist in more than one crystalline form, with different arrangements of molecules in the crystal lattice. Polymorphism হলো কোনো প...
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