therapeutic substitution

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Definition of therapeutic substitution in English Turkish dictionary

terapötik ikame

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Definition of therapeutic substitution in English English dictionary

(Eczacılık) Therapeutic substitution is a pharmacist-initiated act by which a pharmaceutical or therapeutic alternate for the physician-prescribed drug is dispensed without consulting the physician. This denotes replacement of the prescribed drug with a chemically different drug within the same therapeutic category, eg, hydrochlorothiazide for furosemide; ranitidine for cimetidine; chloramphenicol for erythromycin

Hyphenation

the·ra·peu·tic sub·sti·tu·tion

Turkish pronunciation

therıpyutîk sʌbstîtuşın

Pronunciation

/ˌᴛʜerəˈpyo͞otək ˌsəbstəˈto͞osʜən/ /ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃən/