"Drug Utilization Review" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.706.477.400 N04.761.879.300 N05.700.900.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Utilization Review- Drug Utilization Review
- Evaluation, Drug Utilization
- Drug-Use Review
- Drug Use Review
- Drug-Use Reviews
- Reviews, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Utilization
- Drug Utilization Reviews
- Reviews, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Reviews, Drug
- Utilization Review, Drug
- Drug Utilization Evaluation
- Drug Utilization Evaluations
- Evaluations, Drug Utilization
- Utilization Evaluation, Drug
- Utilization Evaluations, Drug
- Review, Drug-Use
- Review, Drug Use
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization Review" by people in Profiles.
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Rizk E, Swan JT, Cheon O, Colavecchia AC, Bui LN, Kash BA, Chokshi SP, Chen H, Johnson ML, Liebl MG, Fink E. Quality indicators to measure the effect of opioid stewardship interventions in hospital and emergency department settings. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 Feb 01; 76(4):225-235.
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Adedinsewo D, Xu J, Agasthi P, Oderinde A, Adekeye O, Sachdeva R, Rust G, Onwuanyi A. Effect of Digoxin Use Among Medicaid Enrollees With Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 May; 10(5):e004573.
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Raymond CB, Morgan SG, Katz A, Kozyrskyj AL. A population-based analysis of statin utilization in British Columbia. Clin Ther. 2007 Sep; 29(9):2107-19.
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Zuppa A, Vijayakumar S, Jayaraman B, Patel D, Narayan M, Vijayakumar K, Mondick JT, Barrett JS. An informatics approach to assess pediatric pharmacotherapy: design and implementation of a hospital drug utilization system. J Clin Pharmacol. 2007 Sep; 47(9):1172-80.
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Berthiaume JT, Davis J, Taira DA, Thein KK. A managed care organization's use of integrated health management to improve secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. Am J Manag Care. 2007 Mar; 13(3):142-7.
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Gelber RP, Seto TB. Patient ethnicity and use of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006 Feb; 18(1):23-9.
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Gossop M, Keaney F, Sharma P, Jackson M. The unique role of diamorphine in British medical practice: a survey of general practitioners and hospital doctors. Eur Addict Res. 2005; 11(2):76-82.