| Descriptor English: | Behind-the-Counter Drugs | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Medicamentos con Supervisión Farmacéutica                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Medicamentos de Venda Assistida | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Médicaments en accès réglementé | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Behind the Counter Drugs Drugs, Behind-the-Counter  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D26.530.500 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056864 | ||||
| Scope note: | Medicines that are stocked behind the counter of a pharmacy which require the attention or counsel of a pharmacist before being dispensed or handed over to a consumer or patient. | 
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| Annotation: | OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS see NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS is also available. | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Nonprescription Drugs (1982-2009) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2010 | 
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| History Note: | 2010 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Prescription Drugs
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| DeCS ID: | 53666 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D056864 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 2010/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 2009/07/06 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0529567 | 
                                
| Scope note | Medicines that are stocked behind the counter of a pharmacy which require the attention or counsel of a pharmacist before being dispensed or handed over to a consumer or patient. | 
| Preferred term | Behind-the-Counter Drugs | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Behind the Counter Drugs                                                 Drugs, Behind-the-Counter  | 
                                
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