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Descriptor English: Prescription Drug Overuse
Descriptor Spanish: Uso Excesivo de Medicamentos Recetados
Descriptor abuso de medicamentos con receta
Scope note: El uso de un medicamento en una cantidad más que como prescrito.
Descriptor Portuguese: Uso Excessivo de Medicamentos Prescritos
Descriptor French: Abus de médicaments sur ordonnance
Entry term(s): Drug Overuse, Prescription
Drug Overuses, Prescription
Drug Overutilization, Prescription
Drug Overutilizations, Prescription
Medication Overuse
Medication Overuses
Medication Overutilization
Medication Overutilizations
Overuse, Medication
Overuse, Prescription Drug
Overuses, Medication
Overuses, Prescription Drug
Overutilization, Medication
Overutilization, Prescription Drug
Overutilizations, Medication
Overutilizations, Prescription Drug
Prescription Drug Overuses
Prescription Drug Overutilization
Prescription Drug Overutilizations
Tree number(s): C25.775.342.500.750
F03.900.384.500.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000067490
Scope note: The use of a medication in an amount more than as prescribed.
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
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
DeCS ID: 56041
Unique ID: D000067490
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Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/01
Revision Date: 2017/06/30
Prescription Drug Overuse - Preferred
Concept UI M000599765
Scope note The use of a medication in an amount more than as prescribed.
Preferred term Prescription Drug Overuse
Entry term(s) Drug Overuse, Prescription
Drug Overuses, Prescription
Drug Overutilization, Prescription
Drug Overutilizations, Prescription
Medication Overuse
Medication Overuses
Medication Overutilization
Medication Overutilizations
Overuse, Medication
Overuse, Prescription Drug
Overuses, Medication
Overuses, Prescription Drug
Overutilization, Medication
Overutilization, Prescription Drug
Overutilizations, Medication
Overutilizations, Prescription Drug
Prescription Drug Overuses
Prescription Drug Overutilization
Prescription Drug Overutilizations



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