"Drug Substitution" 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 practice of replacing one prescribed drug with another that is expected to have the same clinical or psychological effect.
| Descriptor ID |
D057915
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.307.312 N02.421.668.778.500.312
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Substitution- Drug Substitution
- Drug Substitutions
- Substitution, Drug
- Substitutions, Drug
- Therapeutic Substitution
- Substitution, Therapeutic
- Substitutions, Therapeutic
- Therapeutic Substitutions
- Drug Switching
- Drug Switchings
- Switching, Drug
- Switchings, Drug
Generic Substitution- Generic Substitution
- Generic Substitutions
- Substitution, Generic
- Substitutions, Generic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Substitution" by people in Profiles.
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Regional variation in weight change after the transition to dolutegravir in Uganda and South Africa. AIDS. 2024 07 15; 38(9):1314-1322.
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Virological suppression and clinical management in response to viremia in South African HIV treatment program: A multicenter cohort study. PLoS Med. 2020 02; 17(2):e1003037.
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What Should We Do When HIV-positive Children Fail First-line Combination Antiretroviral Therapy? A Comparison of 4 ART Management Strategies. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019 04; 38(4):400-405.
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Substituting Abacavir for Stavudine in Children Who Are Virally Suppressed Without Lipodystrophy: Randomized Clinical Trial in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Aug 17; 7(3):e70-e77.
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Changes in second-line regimen durability and continuity of care in relation to national ART guideline changes in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2016 12 22; 19(1):20675.
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Marginal Structural Models to Assess Delays in Second-Line HIV Treatment Initiation in South Africa. PLoS One. 2016; 11(8):e0161469.
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A randomized clinical trial comparing metabolic parameters after 48 weeks of standard- and low-dose stavudine therapy and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate therapy in HIV-infected South African patients. HIV Med. 2014 Jan; 15(1):3-12.
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Frequency of stavudine substitution due to toxicity in children receiving antiretroviral treatment in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS. 2013 Mar 13; 27(5):781-5.
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Hormonal contraceptive continuation and switching in South Africa: implications for evaluating the association of injectable hormonal contraceptive use and HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Mar 01; 62(3):363-5.
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Venous thromboembolism: prophylactic and therapeutic practice guideline. S Afr Med J. 2013 Feb 15; 103(4 Pt 2):261-7.