"Drug Utilization" 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.
The utilization of drugs as reported in individual hospital studies, FDA studies, marketing, or consumption, etc. This includes drug stockpiling, and patient drug profiles.
| Descriptor ID |
D004363
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.706.477
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Utilization- Drug Utilization
- Utilization, Drug
- Drug Utilizations
- Utilizations, Drug
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization" by people in Profiles.
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Antiretroviral Drug Use and HIV Drug Resistance Among Young Women in Rural South Africa: HPTN 068. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018 11 01; 79(3):315-322.
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Antiretroviral drug use and HIV drug resistance among MSM and transgender women in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 2018 06 19; 32(10):1301-1306.
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Antiretroviral Drug Use in a Cross-Sectional Population Survey in Africa: NIMH Project Accept (HPTN 043). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 02 01; 74(2):158-165.
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Adherence to SATS antibiotic recommendations in patients with community acquired pneumonia in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2016 Apr 28; 10(4):347-53.
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Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in select countries - volume 2. J Viral Hepat. 2015 Jan; 22 Suppl 1:6-25.
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Antibiotic stewardship ward rounds and a dedicated prescription chart reduce antibiotic consumption and pharmacy costs without affecting inpatient mortality or re-admission rates. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e79747.
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Scale-up of HIV treatment through PEPFAR: a historic public health achievement. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2012 Aug 15; 60 Suppl 3:S96-104.
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CEPHEUS SA: a South African survey on the undertreatment of hypercholesterolaemia. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2011 Sep-Oct; 22(5):234-40.
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Haemophilia care in South Africa: 2004-2007 look back. Haemophilia. 2009 Jan; 15(1):135-41.
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Appropriate use of the carbapenems. S Afr Med J. 2004 Oct; 94(10 Pt 2):857-61.