"Self Medication" 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 self administration of medication not prescribed by a physician or in a manner not directed by a physician.
| Descriptor ID |
D012651
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.900 E02.900.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Self Medication- Self Medication
- Medication, Self
- Medications, Self
- Self Medications
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Medication" by people in Profiles.
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Technology-Assisted Self-Selection of Candidates for Nonprescription Statin?Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 09 14; 78(11):1114-1123.
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Use of Antibiotics Without a Prescription in the U.S. Population: A Scoping Review. Ann Intern Med. 2019 08 20; 171(4):257-263.
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Characterizing 18 Years of the Death With Dignity Act in Oregon. JAMA Oncol. 2017 10 01; 3(10):1403-1406.
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Patterns of NSAIDs Use and Their Association with Other Analgesic Use in CKD. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Nov 07; 12(11):1778-1786.
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Over-the-counter medication purchase and use by blind consumers. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 Aug; 23(3):1048-57.
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The use during pregnancy of prescription, over-the-counter, and alternative medications among Hispanic women. Birth. 2010 Sep; 37(3):211-8.
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Addiction: flies hit the skids. Curr Biol. 2009 Dec 29; 19(24):R1110-1.
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Use/misuse of over-the-counter medications and associated adverse drug events among HIV-infected patients. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2008 Sep; 4(3):292-301.
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Folk and traditional medicine use by a subset of Hispanic adolescents. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2008 Jan-Mar; 20(1):41-51.
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Antioxidant use in Friedreich ataxia. J Neurol Sci. 2008 Apr 15; 267(1-2):174-6.