"Drug Utilization Review" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Formal programs for assessing drug prescription against some standard. Drug utilization review may consider clinical appropriateness, cost effectiveness, and, in some cases, outcomes. Review is usually retrospective, but some analysis may be done before drugs are dispensed (as in computer systems which advise physicians when prescriptions are entered). Drug utilization review is mandated for Medicaid programs beginning in 1993.
| Descriptor ID |
D017723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.706.477.400 N04.761.879.300 N05.700.900.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Utilization Review- Drug Utilization Review
- Evaluation, Drug Utilization
- Drug-Use Review
- Drug Use Review
- Drug-Use Reviews
- Reviews, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Utilization
- Drug Utilization Reviews
- Reviews, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Reviews, Drug
- Utilization Review, Drug
- Drug Utilization Evaluation
- Drug Utilization Evaluations
- Evaluations, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Evaluation, Drug
- Utilization Evaluations, Drug
- Review, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Use
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization Review" by people in Profiles.
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Implications of American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Cholesterol Guidelines on Statin Underutilization for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus Among Several US Networks of Community Health Centers. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Jul 03; 6(7).
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Decrease in Statewide Antipsychotic Prescribing after Implementation of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Consultation Services. Health Serv Res. 2017 04; 52(2):561-578.
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Design, implementation, and first-year outcomes of a value-based drug formulary. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2015 Apr; 21(4):269-75.
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Change in asthma control over time: predictors and outcomes. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2014 Jan-Feb; 2(1):59-64.
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Methods of linking mothers and infants using health plan data for studies of pregnancy outcomes. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013 Jul; 22(7):776-82.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use and pneumonia risk in community-dwelling older adults: results from a population-based case-control study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2012 Nov; 21(11):1173-82.
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Patterns of beta-blocker intensification in ambulatory heart failure patients and short-term association with hospitalization. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2012 Jun 18; 12:43.
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A comparison of the psychometric properties of the Mini-Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Rhinitis Control Assessment Test. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012 Mar-Apr; 26(2):127-33.
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Use of opioids or benzodiazepines and risk of pneumonia in older adults: a population-based case-control study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Oct; 59(10):1899-907.
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Medicare part D and changes in prescription drug use and cost burden: national estimates for the Medicare population, 2000 to 2007. Med Care. 2011 Sep; 49(9):834-41.