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Phaleron Bay Faliron Bay, (Greek: Όρμος Φαλήρου Ormos Falirou, older form: Phaleron Bay) is a bay almost 8 km directly SW of Athens overlooking Andreas Syngrou Avenue. The bay is flanked by Neo Faliro at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and a harbor street encircling the western part of the bay, Poseidonos Avenue along with Kallithea in the north and Palaio Faliro in the southeast.
Phalgun Mela in Khatushyamji The Phalgun Mela is the most important festival in Khatushyamji, in district Sikar, Rajasthan, India. It occurs in the month of Phalgun, Dashami to Dwadashi (= the 10th to 12th days), just 3-4 days before the great Indian festival Holi.
Phalguna Phalguna (Hindi: फागुन phaagun or फाल्गुन phaalgun) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In India's national civil calendar, Phaalgun is the twelfth month of the year, beginning on 20 February and ending on 21 March (or 20 March during leap years).
Phallic saints Phallic saints were actual saints or local deities who were invoked for fertility. More than vulgar representations of the phallus, phallic saints were benevolent symbols of prolificacy and reproductive fruitfulness, and objects of reverence and especial worship among barren women and young girls.
Phallic stage The phallic stage is the third of Freud's psychosexual stages, when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure. In this stage the child deals with the Oedipus complex, if male, or the Electra complex, if female.
Phallogocentrism In critical theory and deconstruction, phallogocentrism (or, originally and more narrowly, logocentrism) is a neologism coined by Jacques Derrida, which refers to the perceived tendency of Western thought to locate the center of any text or discourse within the logos (a Greek word meaning word, reason, or spirit).
Phalloidin Phalloidin is a toxin from the death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides that binds actin, preventing its depolymerization and poisoning the cell. Phalloidin binds specifically at the interface between F-actin subunits, locking adjacent subunits together.
Phallus A phallus is an erect penis or the mimetic image of an erect penis. Any object that visually resembles a penis or acts as a symbol for it may also be referred to as a phallus; however, such objects are more correctly referred to as being phallic.
Phallus in Wonderland Phallus in Wonderland was GWAR's first attempt at a commercially released, long-form movie. The story follows the story of GWAR's conflict with the Morality Squad, after the theft of Oderus Urungus' "Cuttlefish of Cthulhu" (or penis).
Pham Van Dong Phạm Văn Đồng (March 1, 1906 – April 29, 2000) was an associate of Hồ Chí Minh. He served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955 through 1976, and was Prime Minister of reunified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987.
Phan Ba Vanh Phan Bá Vành (?-1827), a native of Minh Giám village (now Vũ Tiên, Thái Bình Province in coastal northern Vietnam), was the charismatic leader of one of Vietnam's largest peasant uprisings against the Emperor Minh Mạng, the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty.
Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm Phan Rang-Thap Cham (in Vietnamese Phan Rang-Tháp Chàm; Panduranga) is a city in Vietnam and the capital of Ninh Thuan province. The community has a population of 161,000 (2004), of which 91,000 (2004) live in the main city.
Phan Thị Kim Phúc Phan Thị Kim Phúc known as Kim Phuc (born 1963) was the subject of a famous photo from the Vietnam war. The picture shows her at about age nine running naked after being severely burned on her back by a napalm attack.
Phanaeus vindex Phanaeus vindex, the rainbow scarab or rainbow scarab beetle is a North American dung beetle, with a range from the eastern US to the Rocky Mountains. The head is a metallic yellow color, and males have a black horn which curves backward toward the thorax.
Phanariotes Phanariotes, Phanariots, or Phanariote Greeks (Greek: Φαναριώτες, Romanian: Fanarioţi) were members of those prominent Greek families residing in Phanar"Phanariote", Encyclopedia Britannica 2006 (Φανάρι, modern Fener),The names Fener and Φανάρι (Fanari) derive from the Greek nautical word meaning "Lighthouse" (literary "lantern" or "lamp") the chief Greek quarter of Constantinople (Istanbul), where the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated. Phanariotes dominated the administration of the Patriarchate and frequently intervened in the selection of prelates, including the Ecumenial Patriarch, who has the status of "first among equals" among the world's Eastern Orthodox bishops.
Phaneritic Phaneritic is a term usually used to refer to igneous rock grain size. It means that the size of grains in the rock are large enough to be distinguished with the unaided eye as opposed to aphanitic (which is too small to see with the naked eye).
Phanerozoic The Phanerozoic (occasionally Phanaerozoic) Eon is the period of geologic time during which abundant animal life has existed. It covers roughly 545 million years and goes back to the time when diverse hard-shelled animals first appeared.
Phanes (mythology) In Greek mythology, Phanes ("light") or Protogonus ("first-born") was the primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life; his other names included Ericapaeus ("power") and Metis ("thought"). He is often equated with Eros and Mithras and has been depicted as a hermaphroditic deity emerging from a cosmic egg, entwined with a serpent.
Phanfare Phanfare is an online service introduced by Phanfare, Inc in November 2004 offering consumers subscription-based photo sharing and video sharing across the world wide web. The company was founded by Andrew Erlichson and Mark Heinrich.
Phang Nga Bay Phang Nga Bay is a 400 km² bay in the Andaman Sea between the island of Phuket and mainland of the Malay peninsula of southern Thailand. Since 1981 a big part of the bay is protected as the Ao Phang Nga National Park.
Phanias of Eresus Phanias of Eresus (or Phainias) in Lesbos was a Greek philosopher important as an immediate follower of and commentator on Aristotle. He came to Athens about 332 BCE, and joined his compatriot, Theophrastus, in the Peripatetic school.
Phanom Rung historical park Phanom Rung (), or, with its full name, Prasat Hin Phanom Rung (Phanom Rung Stone Castle), is a Khmer temple complex set on the rim of an extinct volcano at 1,320 feet above sea level, in Buriram province in the Isan region of Thailand. It was built in sandstone and laterite in the 10th to 13th centuries.
Phantasies Phantasies is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946. The series, featuring characters such as Willoughby and Superkat, is notable as being the last theatrical animated series produced in black-and-white.
Phantasmagoria (computer game) Phantasmagoria is a CD-ROM horror-themed computer game series created by Sierra On-line for the DOS and Windows platforms. The series is composed of two games: Phantasmagoria and Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh, released in 1995 and 1996, respectively.
Phantasmagoria (Nobuo Uematsu album) Phantasmagoria is an Original Studio album by Nobuo Uematsu. The album was composed and performed by Nobuo Uematsu, composer of the Final Fantasy albums, with vocals are performed by Chinatsu Kuzuu and other artists.
Phantasy (club) Phantasy is a concert complex located in the industrial throes of Lakewood, Ohio (just one block from the western edge of Cleveland, Ohio). The Phantasy consists of the night club, the theater, and the Chamber, with the Symposium next door.
Phantasy Star Collection Phantasy Star Collection is both the name of a Sega Saturn and Game Boy Advance game, both a compilation of games in the Phantasy Star series. The Game Boy Advance version contains virtually identical versions of the first 3 games, (slightly remade to fit the Game Boy Advance's smaller screen resolution), while the Sega Saturn version contains similar versions of all 4, along with extras including commercials and art galleries.
Phantasy Star Generation 1 Phantasy Star Generation:1 (Japanese: ファンタシースター generation:1) is a role-playing game released in 2003 for the Playstation 2 and is an enhanced remake of Phantasy Star, originally released for the Sega Master System in 1987.
Phantasy Star Generation 2 Phantasy Star Generation:2 (Japanese: ファンタシースター generation:2) is a role-playing game released in 2005 for the Playstation 2 and is an enhanced remake of Phantasy Star 2, originally released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989. It is volume 17 of the Sega Ages 2500 series.
Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom is a traditional console role-playing game that was released for the Sega Mega Drive (Sega Genesis in the United States) in 1990. It was also released in three different compilations known as Phantasy Star Collection for the Sega Saturn and Game Boy Advance, and Sega Genesis Collection for the PlayStation 2 and PSP.
Phantazmagorea Released by D-Styles in 2002, Phantazmagorea is the first all-scratch full-length album. It has drawn strong accolade not only for its innovative style and technical virtuosity, but also for its strong sense of atmosphere and musicianship, which can be frustratingly rare in the turntablism scene.
Phantom (musical) Phantom: The American Musical Sensation is a musical with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and stage play written by Arthur Kopit. It was based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera and is frequently described as the most successful musical never to have played on Broadway.
Phantom Below Phantom Below (also known as Tides of War and USS Poseidon: Phantom Below) is the first film released by Hawaii-based studio Pacific Films. Its world premier was at the Hawaii International Film Festival on March 31, 2005.
Phantom Buffalo Phantom Buffalo is an indie-rock band from Portland, Maine. The band was known as The Ponys until 2004, when both Portland's Ponys and Chicago-based band The Ponys were invited to perform at South by Southwest.
Phantom cat Phantom Cats also known as Alien Big Cats (ABCs) are a phenomenon of a number of countries and states including Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, and Hawaii. The reported sightings, tracks and predation indicate large felines, such as jaguars or cougars.
Phantom circuit In telecommunication and electrical engineering, a phantom circuit is an electrical circuit derived from suitably arranged wires with one or more conductive paths being a circuit in itself and at the same time acting as one conductor of another circuit. A phantom group is composed of three circuits that are derived from two one-way channel circuits to form a phantom circuit.
Phantom Captain Phantom Captain is a chapter in R. Buckminster Fuller's first book, Nine Chains to the Moon (Fuller’s metaphor that if all of humankind stood on each others’ shoulders we could complete nine chains to the moon).
Phantom Crash Phantom Crash is a high-speed Mech combat simulator released by Genki in 2002 for the Microsoft Xbox console. It allowed for large amounts of customization for the weapons, from the weight and all the way down to the chip in control of the mech.
Phantom Eagle Phantom Eagle is the name used by at least two comic book aviator characters: one introduced during the 1930s-1940s Golden Age of comic books by the now-defunct Fawcett Comics. The other was introduced in 1960s by Marvel Comics.
Phantom fungus In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the phantom fungus is a dangerous plant which lives underground. It has a central, plantal, greenish-brown body with a large, toothed mouth and four stumpy legs.
Phantom Gourmet The Phantom Gourmet is a food-related television program with a major focus on restaurant reviews from a critic with the same name (see below for more). The show airs on WSBK-TV38 in Boston, Massachusetts and WLWC in Providence, Rhode Island each Saturday and Sunday morning, with a half-hour episode comprised of older clips followed by an hour-long episode (either new or rerun).
Phantom island Phantom islands are islands that are believed to exist and appear on maps for a period of time (sometimes centuries) but are later removed after they are proved nonexistent or the general population no longer believes they exist.
Phantom Jack Phantom Jack is the eponymous character of a comic book series created by writer Michael San Giacomo. Its publication started in early 2004 as a monthly series at Image Comics, completing its first five-issues story-arc.
Phantom kangaroo Periodically, reports of kangaroos, wallabies, or their accompanying footprints have been made in places where one would not expect them - Specifically, areas where there is no native population. Some explanations put forth are escaped zoo or circus animals, or publicity stunts by local businesses using photographs from Australia.
Phantom leaf phenomenon The 'phantom leaf' phenomenon is a special link between an organism and parts missing from its anatomy. It was named this from the picture of a leaf taken through Kirlian photography, in which an electromagnetic charge is sent through photographic plate leaving behind a negative of the item placed on the plate except with it has a halo surrounding it.
Phantom loop A phantom loop is a suitably arranged electrical network that includes within the number of conductive paths part of the natural environment (which can be at the same time acting as a conductor of another circuit) to complete a circuit. It is a form of open system.
Phantom Lady Phantom Lady is one of the first female superhero characters, debuting in the 1940s Golden Age of comic books. Originally published by Quality Comics, this fictional character is presently part of the DC Comics universe after having been published by a series of now-defunct comic book companies in the interim.
Phantom Limb Phantom Limb is a fictional villain on the Adult Swim show The Venture Bros. He is a parody of articulate and "gentlemanly" supervillains, such as Ernst Stavro Blofeld of the James Bond books and films.
Phantom Manor Phantom Manor is a unique interpretation of the traditional ride model conceived for The Haunted Mansion. An attraction at Disneyland Paris, opened in 1992 with the park, it follows a completely different storyline than the Haunted Mansions at Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom and Tokyo Disneyland.
Phantom Moon Phantom Moon is the third album by Duncan Sheik. Released via Elektra Records' Nonesuch Records imprint, the album was a collaboration between Sheik, who provided the stark instrumentation, and poet/playwright Steven Sater, who wrote the lyrics for the album.
Phantom nodes Phantom nodes is a common term in Document Object Model topics referring to unwanted nodes in the tree structure created by the parsing engine in place of white spaces between tags in the source code. On the involved engines it leads to extra empty text nodes in place of pretty-print in the source code.
Phantom of Inferno Phantom of Inferno is a visual novel game distributed by Hirameki International (a subsidiary of the Japanese visual novel publisher Hirameki). It came out in Japan in 2001, and then was distributed in America by AnimePlay in 2003.
Phantom of Retroland / My Son, the Hamster Phantom of Retroland and My Son, the Hamster are episodes of the Nickelodeon children's television program Jimmy Neutron. The former focuses on Jimmy, Sheen and Carl trying to find a phantom in an amusement park.
Phantom of the Megaplex The Phantom of the Megaplex is a Disney Channel Original Movie, produced by the Disney Channel and originally aired in 2000. Described by one critic as a "blend of laughs and thrills for the family," the film concerns strange happenings at a megaplex on the night of a major movie premiere, Midnight Mayhem.
Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope is an American cult movie magazine that is released four times a year. The publication is edited by Joe Kane and has spawned a reference book entitled Phantom of the Movies' Videoscope: The Ultimate Guide to the Latest, Greatest and Weirdest genre videos
Phantom of the Opera (1943 film) Phantom of the OperaThis is one of the few film versions that omits the word "The" in the title is a 1943 Universal horror film starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster and Claude Rains. It was directed by Arthur Lubin.
Phantom of the Paradise Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 musical, horror-thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The story is a loosely adapted mixture of Phantom of the Opera, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Picture of Dorian Grey and Faust.
Phantom of the Poles The Phantom of the Poles is a book written by William Reed, and published in 1906. It attempts to explain mysterious phenomena, reported by polar explorers, by postulating that the Earth is in fact hollow, with holes at its poles.
Phantom pain Phantom pain, also called deafferentation pain, anesthesia dolorosa, or denervation pain, is pain that is felt in a part of the body (usually an extremity) that either no longer exists due to amputation or is insensate as a result of nerve severance. It is often described as a burning sensation, though individual accounts vary.
Phantom power Phantom power (labeled as +48 V on some audio equipment) is a method that sends an electrical current through microphone cables. It is best known as a common power source for condenser microphones, though many active DI boxes also use it.
Phantom Phorce Phantom Phorce is a remix album of Super Furry Animals' 2003 album Phantom Power. First editions of the album, orderable from the band's websitecame packaged in an unusual case that doubles as a paper model of an arcade video game, and included a bonus CD; the Slow Life EP.
Phantom Planet Phantom Planet is an alternative rock band based out of Southern California. The band is most widely known in popular culture for its track "California", which became the theme song for the popular Fox TV series, The O.
Phantom Pregnancies The Phantom Pregnancies were a somewhat legendary underground cult favorite riot grrrly/garage/no wave/noise/punk band in 90s Britain with a weird habit of crashing other bands' shows totally uninvited wearing pyjamas, setting up their primitive DIY equipment real fast-like, and playing one of their famous 5-minute tornado sets. A sort of supergroup, featuring members of Wat Tyler, Eggplant, Mambo Taxi, and the more well-known and similarly mysterious avant-garde punk band Huggy Bear, they recorded all their stuff on cheap off-the-shelf lo-fi boom-boxes and never left anyone in the audience quite sure of what they'd just seen.
Phantom ring The phantom ring is a pop culture term used to define the act of hearing a sound similar to your cell phone's ring tone and mistakenly believing its your cell phone ringing. It may occur while a person is listening to the radio or watching television.
Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps The Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 1956, is a Division I drum and bugle corps based in Rockford, Illinois, and is a member corps of Drum Corps International. Often just "Phantom" or "The Regiment," the corps is a long-standing DCI member corps and a fan favorite.
Phantom Rider The Phantom Rider is the name of several fictional, Old West heroic gunfighters in the Marvel Comics universe. The character name was originally the Ghost Rider, and was changed following the introduction of Marvel's motorcycle-riding supernatural character of the same name.
Phantom Slayer Phantom Slayer was a computer game released by Med Systems in 1982 for the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32/64. Written by Ken Kalish, Phantom Slayer was one of the forerunners of the modern First-person shooter genre.
Phantom time hypothesis Phantom time hypothesis is a theory developed by Heribert Illig which suggests that the Early Middle Ages (614–911 AD) never occurred, meaning that all artifacts attributed to this time period are from other times and that all historical figures from this time period are outright fabrications. Other people who have written essays in support of the phantom time hypothesis include Hans-Ulrich Niemitz, Christoph Marx, Angelika Müller, Uwe Topper and Manfred Zeller.
Phantom Taoiseach Phantom Taoiseach is a term coined by Professor John M. Kelly, a former Fine Gael TD, Chief Whip, Attorney-General of Ireland and the then Professor of Constitutional Law in University College Dublin, to describe the status of a Taoiseach who, although he has lost the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann, has had his resulting request for a Dáil dissolution refused by the President of Ireland, and who therefore remains in office in a caretaker capacity.
Phantom Thief Kid Phantom Thief Kid, known in Japan as Kaitou Kid ( KaitĹŤ Kiddo) is a fictional character created by Gosho Aoyama. The character appears in the Case Closed (Detective Conan) anime/manga and the Magic Kaito manga series.
Phantom Zone The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media. It was frequently used in the Superman comics before the continuity was rebooted in the 1980s, after Crisis on Infinite Earths, and has appeared occasionally since.
Phantoma Phantoma (or Phantaman) is a Japanese and Korean superhero from the 1960s who starred in his own comic and cartoon, as well as a live-action movie played by Sonny Chiba. He came from the stars in a flying saucer.
Phanuel Bishop Phanuel Bishop (September 3, 1739 - January 6, 1812) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Rehoboth, he attended the common schools, was an innkeeper, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1787 to 1791.
Phaon (fiction) Phaon is a character in Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene, in book II, canto iv. This Phaon is a squire who is deceived by Philemon and, under the influence of Furor (frenzied rage), kills Claribel with his sword and Philemon with poison.
Phap Hoa Temple Phap Hoa Temple, (Chuà Pháp Hoa in Vietnamese, meaning Dharma Lotus Temple), is a Vietnamese Buddhist temple located at 20 Butler Avenue, Pennington, South Australia, 5013. It was established in 1978, and moved to its current location in December 1989.
Phar Lap Phar Lap (in pronunciation, the words are run together usually as one word: "farlap") was a giant chestnut gelding, standing 17.1 hands, who is considered by many to be Australasia's greatest-ever racehorse.
Phar Lap (company) Phar Lap was a software company specializing in software development tools for the MS-DOS/PC-DOS operating systems. They were most noted for their software allowing developers to access memory beyond the 640 KiB limit of DOS (DOS extenders) and were an author of the VCPI standard.
Pharagos: The Battleground Pharagos: The Battleground was a proposed campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, written by James Wyatt. Though the setting was never expanded and published into a fully detailed setting, it did make an appearance as a three-part feature in DRAGON, DUNGEON, and Polyhedron.
Pharaoh (novel) Pharaoh (Polish title: Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer, Bolesław Prus. Composed over a year's time in 1894-95, it was the sole historical novel by an author who had previously disapproved of such novels.
Pharaoh and Cleopatra (computer game) Pharaoh and Cleopatra is an isometric city-building game set in Ancient Egypt created by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment for Windows-based computers . It involves the construction and management of settlements and cities in ancient Egypt, and is the first such themed game in the City Building series.
Pharaoh and Cleopatra (housing) Housing of Pharaoh and Cleopatra is an integral part of the game of the same name which requires players to build a city in Ancient Egypt and further raise the city from a small village of huts to a large city of estates and manors. Housing within the game Pharaoh and Cleopatra "evolves" after gaining certain services and goods from the available resources and supplies within the city.
Pharaoh ant The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) is a small (2 mm) yellow, almost transparent ant known for being a major indoor nuisance pest, especially in hospitals. The origin of this 'tramp' ant is uncertain, although favoured alternatives include West Africa and Indonesia.
Pharaoh Hound The Pharaoh Hound is a breed of dog, a hound which has been classed variously as a member of the sighthound and pariah groups. It is the national dog of Malta, where it is called the Kelb-tal Fenek (plural: Klieb-tal Fenek), meaning "rabbit hound".
Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon) Pharaoh's daughter who was the wife of Solomon is a figure in Hebrew scriptures who married the king of the United Monarchy of Israel to cement a political alliance with Egypt. Out of his vast harem, she is the only wife singled out, although she is not given a name in the texts.
Pharaoh's Island Pharaoh's Island refers to an island on the northern Gulf of Aqaba in Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula. In the 12th century, Crusaders defending nearby Aqaba, now in Jordan, built a citadel on the small island, which they called Ile de Graye.
Phare d'Eckmuhl The Phare d'Eckmuhl (Eckmuhl's lighthouse) is a 213 ft high lighthouse found in the small village of Penmarch built in 1890 by the Marquise of Blocqueville, who dedicated it to her father, the general Louis Nicolas Davout, who was the prince of EckmĂĽhl.
Pharez Whitted Since 1982, jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer Pharez Whitted has performed throughout the United States and overseas, including gigs at the 1988 Presidential Inauguration, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Billboard Music Awards, Carnegie Hall, and the MoTown Music Showcase.
Pharisee and the Publican The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican was given by Jesus in the New Testament (Luke). The lesson teaches the value of displaying humility by seeking forgiveness for one's sins over displaying pride at one's own self righteousness.
Pharisees The word Pharisees comes from the Hebrew פרושים p'rushim, from perush explanation, meaning "explainers" (לפרש, "lefareish - to explain"). The literal translation of "to separate", is not as accurate, since "to separate" is להפריש "lehafrish," from a root related to the Aramaic word as upharsin (and divided) in the writing on the wall in Daniel 5:25.
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme or PBS is a programme of the Australian Government that provides heavily subsidised prescription drugs to residents of Australia. The PBS ensures that all Australians have affordable and reliable access to a wide range of necessary medicines.
Pharmaceutical company A pharmaceutical company, or drug company, is a commercial business licensed to research, develop, market and/or distribute drugs, most commonly in the context of healthcare. They can deal in generic and/or brand medications.
Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme The Pharmaceutical Inspection Convention and Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S) are two international instruments between countries and pharmaceutical inspection authorities. The PIC/S is meant as an instrument to improve co-operation in the field of Good Manufacturing Practices between regulatory authorities and the pharmaceutical industry.
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is a trade group representing the pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies in the United States. PhRMA's mission is advocacy for public policies that encourage the discovery of new medicines for patients by pharmaceutical/biotechnology research companies.
Pharmaceutical sciences The pharmaceutical sciences are a group of interdisciplinary areas of study involved with the design, action, delivery, disposition, and use of drugs. This field draws on many areas of the basic and applied sciences, such as chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical, biochemistry and analytical), biology (anatomy and physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology), mathematics, physics, and chemical engineering, and applies their principles to the study of drugs.
Pharmaceutical statistics Pharmaceutical statistics is the application of statistics to matters concerning the pharmaceutical industry. This can be from issues of design of experiments, to analysis of drug trials, to issues of commercialisation of a medicine.
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia or PSA is a professional organisation of Australian pharmacists. PSA is the body that represents about 70% of the pharmacy profession in Australia, though it is often overshadowed by the more widely known Pharmacy Guild of Australia.
Pharmaceutical Students Association, Uppsala The Pharmaceutical Students Association (in Swedish Farmacevtiska StudentkĂĄren, nicknamed "Farmis") is one of two students' unions at Uppsala University. While all other students of the university are members of the Uppsala Student Union, students at the Faculty of Pharmacy are organized in the Pharmaceutical Students Association.
Pharmaceuticals in India The first Indian pharmaceutical company, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Works, which still exists today as one of 5 government-owned drug manufacturers, appeared in Calcutta in 1930. For the next 60 years, most of the drugs in India were imported by multinationals either in fully-formulated or bulk form.
Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics is the discipline of pharmacy which deals with all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity (NCE) into a medication able to be safely and effectively used by patients in the community. Pharmaceutics is the science of dosage form design.
Pharmacia Pharmacia, founded in 1911, was originally a government-owned Swedish pharmaceutical company. Sold to private interests in the 1990s, it was first merged with "Kabi Vitrum" and they became Kabi Pharmacia.

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