HEALTH CARE Health Services Administration [N04] Health Services Administration Organization and Administration [N04.452] Organization and Administration Pharmacy Administration [N04.452.706] Pharmacy Administration Drug Utilization [N04.452.706.477] Drug Utilization Drug Utilization Review [N04.452.706.477.400] Drug Utilization Review Antimicrobial Stewardship [N04.452.706.477.400.500] Antimicrobial Stewardship HEALTH CARE Health Services Administration [N04] Health Services Administration Quality of Health Care [N04.761] Quality of Health Care Utilization Review [N04.761.879] Utilization Review Concurrent Review [N04.761.879.200] Concurrent Review Drug Utilization Review [N04.761.879.300] Drug Utilization Review Antimicrobial Stewardship [N04.761.879.300.500] Antimicrobial Stewardship HEALTH CARE Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05] Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Quality Assurance, Health Care [N05.700] Quality Assurance, Health Care Utilization Review [N05.700.900] Utilization Review Concurrent Review [N05.700.900.200] Concurrent Review Drug Utilization Review [N05.700.900.300] Drug Utilization Review Antimicrobial Stewardship [N05.700.900.300.500] Antimicrobial Stewardship SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH Health Surveillance of Products [VS2] Health Surveillance of Products Drug and Narcotic Control [VS2.002] Drug and Narcotic Control Pharmaceutical Trade [VS2.002.004] Pharmaceutical Trade Drug Prescriptions [VS2.002.004.004] Drug Prescriptions Drug Prescription of Special Control [VS2.002.004.004.001] Drug Prescription of Special Control Interchange of Drugs [VS2.002.004.004.002] Interchange of Drugs Drug Utilization Review [VS2.002.004.004.003] Drug Utilization Review Drug Recalls [VS2.002.004.004.003.001] Drug Recalls Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems [VS2.002.004.004.004] Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems

Drug Utilization Review - Preferred

Concept UI	M0026789
Scope note	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.
Preferred term	Drug Utilization Review
Entry term(s)	Drug Use Review Drug Utilization Evaluation Drug Utilization Evaluations Drug Utilization Reviews Drug-Use Review Drug-Use Reviews Evaluation, Drug Utilization Evaluations, Drug Utilization Review, Drug Use Review, Drug Utilization Review, Drug-Use Reviews, Drug Utilization Reviews, Drug-Use Utilization Evaluation, Drug Utilization Evaluations, Drug Utilization Review, Drug Utilization Reviews, Drug