Prescription Drug Overuse
"Prescription Drug Overuse" 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.
The use of a medication in an amount more than as prescribed.
| Descriptor ID |
D000067490
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.306.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Prescription Drug Overuse- Prescription Drug Overuse
- Drug Overuse, Prescription
- Drug Overuses, Prescription
- Overuse, Prescription Drug
- Overuses, Prescription Drug
- Prescription Drug Overuses
- Medication Overutilization
- Medication Overutilizations
- Overutilization, Medication
- Overutilizations, Medication
- Medication Overuse
- Medication Overuses
- Overuse, Medication
- Overuses, Medication
- Prescription Drug Overutilization
- Drug Overutilization, Prescription
- Drug Overutilizations, Prescription
- Overutilization, Prescription Drug
- Overutilizations, Prescription Drug
- Prescription Drug Overutilizations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prescription Drug Overuse" by people in Profiles.
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Primary Care Clinic Re-Design for Prescription Opioid Management. J Am Board Fam Med. 2017 01 02; 30(1):44-51.
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Naloxone Administration in US Emergency Departments, 2000-2011. J Med Toxicol. 2016 06; 12(2):148-56.
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Overuse of short-acting beta-agonist bronchodilators in COPD during periods of clinical stability. Respir Med. 2016 07; 116:100-6.