| Descriptor English: | Drug Combinations | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Combinación de Medicamentos                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Combinação de Medicamentos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Association médicamenteuse | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Combination, Drug Combinations, Drug Drug Combination  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D26.310 VS2.002.002.001.001.006  | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004338 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture. | 
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| Annotation: | IM for general only; NIM with specific drugs; differentiate from DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION: drug combinations = 2 or more drugs in a single dosage form; combination ther = 2 or more drugs separately for a combined eff; | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Dosage Forms (1966-1970) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 73 | 
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| History Note: | 73(71) | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Drug Synergism
                                            MeSH                                             Drug Therapy, Combination MeSH Polypharmacy MeSH  | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 4400 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004338 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1973/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Pharmaceutical Preparations [D26]Pharmaceutical Preparations - 
                                    
SURVEILLANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Surveillance of Products [VS2]Health Surveillance of Products 
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0006823 | 
                                
| Scope note | Single preparations containing two or more active agents, for the purpose of their concurrent administration as a fixed dose mixture. | 
| Preferred term | Drug Combinations | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Combination, Drug                                                 Combinations, Drug Drug Combination  | 
                                
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