"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Utilization Review" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Opioid Stewardship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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A retrospective analysis of growth hormone therapy in children with Schaaf-Yang syndrome. Clin Genet. 2021 09; 100(3):298-307.
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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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Comparative Effectiveness of Medication Therapy Management Eligibility Criteria Across Racial/Ethnic Groups. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 03; 67(3):581-587.
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Antihypertensive adherence and outcomes among community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Eval Clin Pract. 2018 02; 24(1):48-55.
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Potentially inappropriate anticholinergic medication use in older adults with dementia. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2015 Nov-Dec; 55(6):603-612.
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To prescribe codeine or not to prescribe codeine? J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2014 Sep; 28(3):251-4.
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Practice patterns of phosphate binder use and their associations with mortality in chronic kidney disease. Clin Nephrol. 2014 Jul; 82(1):16-25.
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National prescribing trends for heart failure medications in children. Congenit Heart Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb; 10(1):78-85.
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Use of a care bundle in the emergency department for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility study. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2013; 8:605-11.