| Descriptor English: | Drug Prescriptions | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Prescripciones de Medicamentos 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Prescrições de Medicamentos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Ordonnances médicamenteuses | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Drug Prescribing Drug Prescribings Drug Prescription Prescribing, Drug Prescribings, Drug | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | E02.319.307 N02.421.668.778.500 VS2.002.004.004 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011307 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS. | ||||||
| Annotation: | general; do not confuse the concept of "prescription" with the drug prescribed; do not index here routinely for every "prescribed" drug; do not confuse with DRUG COMPOUNDING: prescribing is by the MD, compounding is by the pharmacist or drug company; note category: do not confuse with PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS are the written directions for obtaining drugs; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS are the drugs that are prescribed | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | CL                                                            classification EC economics HI history NU nursing SN statistics & numerical data ST standards VE veterinary | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 2009; see PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG 1978-2008; see PRESCRIPTIONS 1963-1977 | ||||||
| History Note: | 2009(1963) | ||||||
| Related: | Legislation, Drug
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| DeCS ID: | 11742 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D011307 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2009/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/26 | 
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                                        ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
 
 Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics
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 SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
 Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]Health Surveillance of Products
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                        Drug Prescribing                                            
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                | Concept UI | M0017559 | 
| Scope note | Directions written for the obtaining and use of DRUGS. | 
| Preferred term | Drug Prescriptions | 
| Entry term(s) | Drug Prescription | 
| Concept UI | M000607197 | 
| Preferred term | Drug Prescribing | 
| Entry term(s) | Drug Prescribings Prescribing, Drug Prescribings, Drug | 
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