DeCS

Qualifier in English:	drug therapy
Qualifier in Spanish:	tratamiento farmacológico
Qualifier in Portuguese:	tratamento farmacológico
Qualifier in French:	traitement médicamenteux
Entry term(s):	chemotherapy pharmacologic therapy pharmacotherapy
Scope note:	Used with disease headings for the treatment of disease by the administration of drugs, chemicals, and antibiotics. For diet therapy and radiotherapy, use specific subheadings. Excludes immunotherapy for which "therapy" is used.
Annotation:	subhead only; includes treatment or prevention by drugs & chemicals; includes therapy with antibiotics; not for immunotherapy nor for tissue therapy ( = /therapy); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.26; DF: /drug ther or /DT
Online Note:	search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/DT or DT (SH) or SUBS APPLY DT
History Note:	66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C & F3 1975-87; C, F3 & SMOKING 1988; C, F3 & SMOKING+ 1989; C & F3 1990 forward
Entry Version:	DRUG THER
Abbreviation:	DT
DeCS UI:	22057
Descriptor UI:	Q000188
Date Established:	1966/01/01
Date of Entry:	1999/11/03
Revision Date:	2003/07/22

drug therapy - Preferred

Concept UI	M0030372
Scope note	Used with disease headings for the treatment of disease by the administration of drugs, chemicals, and antibiotics. For diet therapy and radiotherapy, use specific subheadings. Excludes immunotherapy for which "therapy" is used.
Preferred term	drug therapy
Entry term(s)	chemotherapy pharmacologic therapy pharmacotherapy

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