358. placebo A substance containing no medication and prescribed or given to humans or animals in clinical or preclinical trials as a control treatment.
359. plasma The pale yellow liquid component of blood that holds the blood cells in suspension. Plasma is prepared by removing red blood cells from whole blood in the presence of anticoagulant (e.g., EDTA or heparin).
360. plasma protein binding The extent to which a drug binds to endogenous plasma proteins, often expressed as the fraction of the drug that is protein bound (in percentage).
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361. point-of-care testing Also known as ‘bedside testing’; bioanalytical testing near or at the site of patient care.