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Descriptor English: Inappropriate Prescribing
Descriptor Spanish: Prescripción Inadecuada
Descriptor prescripción inadecuada
Entry term(s) prescripciones inadecuadas
prescripciones incorrectas
prescripción inapropiada
prescripción incorrecta
Scope note: Práctica de administración de medicamentos que ofrecen más riesgos que beneficios, particularmente cuando existen alternativas más seguras.
Descriptor Portuguese: Prescrição Inadequada
Descriptor French: Prescription inappropriée
Entry term(s): Inappropriate Prescribings
Inappropriate Prescription
Inappropriate Prescriptions
Over Prescribing
Over Prescribings
Prescribing, Inappropriate
Prescribing, Over
Prescribings, Inappropriate
Prescribings, Over
Prescription, Inappropriate
Prescriptions, Inappropriate
Tree number(s): E02.319.490
N02.421.450.500.249
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057970
Scope note: The practice of administering medications in a manner that poses more risk than benefit, particularly where safer alternatives exist.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
NU nursing
PC prevention & control
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Drug Prescriptions (1975-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Related: Deprescriptions MeSH
Drug Overdose MeSH
Medical Overuse MeSH
DeCS ID: 54219
Unique ID: D057970
NLM Classification: QV 748
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Inappropriate Prescribing - Preferred
Concept UI M0540692
Scope note The practice of administering medications in a manner that poses more risk than benefit, particularly where safer alternatives exist.
Preferred term Inappropriate Prescribing
Entry term(s) Inappropriate Prescribings
Prescribing, Inappropriate
Prescribings, Inappropriate
Inappropriate Prescriptions - Narrower
Concept UI M0540302
Scope note Medications administered in a manner that poses more risk than benefit, particularly where safer alternatives exist.
Preferred term Inappropriate Prescriptions
Entry term(s) Inappropriate Prescription
Prescription, Inappropriate
Prescriptions, Inappropriate
Over Prescribing - Narrower
Concept UI M0545752
Preferred term Over Prescribing
Entry term(s) Over Prescribings
Prescribing, Over
Prescribings, Over



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