Drug Prescriptions

"Drug Prescriptions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Descriptor ID	D011307
MeSH Number(s)	E02.319.307 N02.421.668.778.500
Concept/Terms	Drug Prescriptions Drug Prescriptions Drug Prescription Drug Prescribing Drug Prescribing Drug Prescribings Prescribing, Drug Prescribings, Drug

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Drug Prescriptions".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Drug Prescriptions [E02.319.307]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Pharmaceutical Services [N02.421.668]
Prescriptions [N02.421.668.778]
Drug Prescriptions [N02.421.668.778.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Drug Prescriptions".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Drug Prescriptions".

Drug Prescriptions
Drug Substitution
Off-Label Use

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Bar chart showing 55 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2005 and 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	1	0	1
2003	2	0	2
2005	4	3	7
2006	6	1	7
2007	4	2	6
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	1	2
2011	0	1	1
2013	1	2	3
2014	1	1	2
2015	1	0	1
2016	3	1	4
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	1	2
2019	2	0	2
2020	3	1	4
2023	1	0	1
2024	0	2	2
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Prescriptions" by people in Profiles.

Bernstein CN, Fisk JD, Walld R, Bolton JM, Sareen J, Patten SB, Singer A, Lix LM, Hitchon CA, El-Gabalawy R, Katz A, Graff LA, Marrie RA. Psychiatric Comorbidity Does Not Enhance Prescription Opioid Use in Inflammatory Bowel Disease as It Does in the General Population. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2025 Feb 10; 31(2):386-393.

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Garg M, Venugopalan V, Vouri SM, Diaby V, Iovine NM, Wilson DL, Park H. Trends in the appropriateness of oral antibiotic prescriptions dispensed in the United States from 2010 to 2018. Pharmacotherapy. 2024 Sep; 44(9):701-710.

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Chen MT, Vollmer BL, Blyler CA, Cameron NA, Miller EC, Huang Y, Friedman AM, Wright JD, Boehme AK, Bello NA. Antihypertensive medication prescription dispensation among pregnant women in the United States: A cohort study. Am Heart J. 2024 Dec; 278:5-13.

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Zalla LC, Cole SR, Eron JJ, Adimora AA, Vines AI, Althoff KN, Silverberg MJ, Horberg MA, Marconi VC, Coburn SB, Lang R, Williams EC, Gill MJ, Gebo KA, Klein M, Sterling TR, Rebeiro PF, Mayor AM, Moore RD, Edwards JK. Association of Race and Ethnicity With Initial Prescription of Antiretroviral Therapy Among People With HIV in the US. JAMA. 2023 01 03; 329(1):52-62.

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Rao I, Shaham A, Yavneh A, Kahana D, Ashlagi I, Brandeau ML, Yamin D. Predicting and improving patient-level antibiotic adherence. Health Care Manag Sci. 2020 Dec; 23(4):507-519.

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Malagaris I, Mehta HB, Li S, Goodwin JS. Decrease of Anticholinergic Drug Use in Nursing Home Residents in the United States, 2009 to 2017. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 12; 68(12):2797-2804.

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Roman YM, Dixon DL, Salgado TM, Price ET, Zimmerman KM, Sargent L, Slattum PW. Challenges in pharmacotherapy for older adults: a framework for pharmacogenomics implementation. Pharmacogenomics. 2020 06; 21(9):627-635.

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Takada S, Ober AJ, Currier JS, Goldstein NJ, Horwich TB, Mittman BS, Shu SB, Tseng CH, Vijayan T, Wali S, Cunningham WE, Ladapo JA. Reducing cardiovascular risk among people living with HIV: Rationale and design of the INcreasing Statin Prescribing in HIV Behavioral Economics REsearch (INSPIRE) randomized controlled trial. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020 Mar - Apr; 63(2):109-117.

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Bounthavong M, Lau MK, Popish SJ, Kay CL, Wells DL, Himstreet JE, Harvey MA, Christopher MLD. Impact of academic detailing on benzodiazepine use among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Subst Abus. 2020; 41(1):101-109.

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Durand Z, Nechuta S, Krishnaswami S, Hurwitz EL, McPheeters M. Prescription opioid use by injured workers in Tennessee: a descriptive study using linked statewide databases. Ann Epidemiol. 2019 04; 32:7-13.

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